Petrol customers cash in on Mario

IT’S not unusual for Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli to behave in a strange manner.

This is the guy, remember, who decided it would be a good idea to let fireworks off in his bathroom back in October, and who apparently thought it was a good idea to dress up in a Santa Claus costume over Christmas and go out into the street handing out money to passers-by.

Well, this week’s Super Mario rumour, catching fire on Twitter yesterday, is that the Italian pulled into a petrol station the other day and told the cashier he’d pay for everyone’s fuel.