Soccer: Balotelli appeals 10,000 euros in speeding fines

(ANSA) - Milan, January 8 - Lawyers for soccer star Mario Balotelli are appealing a tax bill covering about 10,000 euros in speeding fines, some allegedly racked up in a rented Ferrari, media reported Thursday.
    The Eco di Bergamo said that Balotelli's legal team submitted an appeal on Wednesday asking that the fines, some imposed when the star striker alleged reached speeds of 170 km-hour in a 130 km-hour zone, be cancelled.
    The fines date from 2012 and 2013.
    Balotelli, who is currently playing for Liverpool, did not receive notice of the unpaid fines because of address changes, his lawyers said.
    That included the period when he switched teams in 2013, leaving Manchester City for AC Milan. The Italian has already won one appeal in the case.
    Balotelli has frequently made headlines for non-soccer antics as well as his onfield performance.
    In late 2011, British media reported he had his new Maserati temporarily confiscated by police on suspicion of speeding, according to reports.
    The police initially confiscated the vehicle because they thought it may not have been properly registered, according to reports at the time.