Mario Balotelli and stood motionless as he flexed his muscles, developing a famous celebration. Going into the final, Balotelli said Manchester City's title success meant failure in the Euro would not signal a personal failure this season. He also said he was unfazed by the pressure he supposedly had on his shoulders entering the final, with new high expectations of him from his home supporters after his amazing performance against Germany. During the tournament, Balotelli was subject to a case of racial abuse during the game against Croatia, which led UEFA to fine the Croatian Football Federation €80,000. Italy were defeated 4–0
Mark Dempsey (English footballer) Mark Dempsey (English footballer) Mark James Dempsey (born 14 January 1964) is an English football coach and former player who is the manager of Norwegian club Kongsvinger. Dempsey was born in Moston, Manchester. He played as a midfielder in The Football League for Manchester United, Swindon Town, Sheffield United, Chesterfield and Rotherham United, and in Non-League football for Macclesfield Town. He was a youth coach with Manchester United before moving to Norway. In February 2009, he took up a post in youth development with Tromsø IL and the Northern Norway region. On 9 November 2010, Dempsey joined Molde as part