"Accused of blackmail, M. Balotelli will have to defend himself against allegations of rape"

"Brescia" team striker Mario Balotelli will start walking to court in Italy in March.

The 29-year-old player has to defend himself against allegations of sexual assault.

It is claimed that in the summer of 2017, the football star who belonged to the "Nice" team met a young Italian woman who came to France on vacation, with whom he had sexual intercourse in a nightclub and a private beach.

Now, M. Balotelli explains that after some time he was shocked when threatening messages from the girl and her lawyer started to come to him demanding to pay 100,000 euros or otherwise face serious problems.

The footballer went to the police on December 22, 2017, while the girl signed a statement on January 15, 2018.