Micah Richards has narrated a hilarious story about how he known as the Fiorentina supervisor a d***head due to Mario Balotelli.
Richards joined Fiorentina on mortgage in 2014 after falling out of favour below then supervisor Manuel Pellegrini.
And upon his arrival to the Italian facet, he requested his former teammate Mario Balotelli for recommendation on the right way to greet individuals in Italian.
That call backfired, in the meantime, as Richards defined how he swore at then-Fiorentina boss Montella.
Talking on the most recent episode of the The Relaxation is Soccer podcast, Richards narrated how he sought Balotelli’s recommendation on Italian greetings when becoming a member of Fiorentina.
Nonetheless, the phrase Balotelli instructed, “testa di cazzo,” turned out to imply “you f****g d****head.”
Richards unknowingly used it when greeting the then Fiorentina supervisor Vincenzo Montella.
Fortuitously, Montella took it in good humor and laughed it off.
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Micah Richards:
“I went to Fiorentina on the final day of the switch market. However I did not converse any Italian, so I requested Balotelli what I ought to say when greeting somebody. He gave me ideas, after which I went to satisfy the supervisor, Montella. I am going as much as him, shake his hand, and say:… pic.twitter.com/RoBHoVxeBO
— Soccer Away Days (@FBAwayDays) September 8, 2023
Richards and Balotelli performed collectively at Manchester Metropolis for 2 and a half years and each had been a part of the Metropolis crew that received the dramatic Premier League title in 2012.
Mario Balotelli has a status as a troublemaker and prankster, continuously making headlines for the incorrect causes.
Richards ought to have recognized higher than to imagine Balo!