{{AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli finally acknowledged he was the father of his daughter Pia, two months after failing to attend a hearing in Italy aimed at establishing paternity.}}<\/p>\n
In a message on Twitter, Balotelli wrote: \u201cFinally the TRUTH :-)??\u2026PIA \u2026 Sweet child of mine !!! your Dad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Italy striker Balotelli is no longer the partner of former on-and-off girlfriend and showgirl Raffaella Fico, who in July 2012 announced she was pregnant with his child.<\/p>\n
Pia was born in December 2012 and Fico later accused Balotelli of distancing himself from his newborn baby daughter.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old player retorted several weeks later by threatening Fico with legal action if she continued making \u201cfurther irresponsible comments\u201d.<\/p>\n
The couple had waged a bitter war of words in the Italian media since then, but Balotelli\u2019s announcement is believed to have followed the completion of a DNA test.<\/p>\n
Balotelli, however, posted a follow-up message which appeared to be aimed at Fico and said: \u201cWhat was the point of all that wasted time telling lies about me on television and in the newspaper? And what did it achieve?<\/p>\n
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