please log in to view this image Manchester City defender Micah Richards has played down reports of a training ground spat with Mario Balotelli. Newspapers reported that the duo clashed towards the end of a practice match on Thursday, with witnesses reporting that words were exchanged between the duo before they squared up. But the England international took to Twitter to dismiss the incident. "Me & Mario are all good!", he tweeted. "These things happen in training & we shook hands after. It shows passion!" It is not the first time Italian striker Balotelli has been involved in controversy on the training pitch. Last season he reacted angrily to a tackle by Jerome Boateng and was also photographed clashing with Vincent Kompany in May. While away from football he has also been in the headlines after a firework was launched inside his home back in October, causing extensive damage to his rented property. http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/538628229?-1808
I am surprised Micah didn't deck him, Mario should have gone for Silva, Aguero or Savic a bit of a safer bet.
