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Soccer

Balotelli blasted by AC Milan boss

Mario Balotelli was blasted by AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri on Tuesday after the club decided not to appeal against a three-match ban for his sending-off on Sunday. "Mario is 23 years old, he is no longer a child," Allegri said about Balotelli's dismissal for insulting the referee at the end of the 2-1 home defeat by Napoli. "To be a champion you have to have the right behavior because you are an example to all those who are watching you," Allegri said.