Balotelli does not live in reality, says Prandelli

Former Italy coach Cesare Prandelli believes that AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli lives in his own world "far away from reality" - though he insists that he is not a bad person. The former Manchester City forward netted the winner in Italy's 2-1 World Cup win over England but failed to make an impact in the defeats against Costa Rica and Uruguay and was heavily criticised for those performances as the Azzurri crashed out of the group stage. "Balotelli is a good guy, really. He is not a bad person," Prandelli told Corriere della Sera, "but he lives in a dimension that is far away from reality. "That doesn't say anything, though. He is only 24 years old and has the possibility to build on this experience."