His grandfather, born on a farm in Cuba, was the first member of his family to learn to read.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

Roger was born in Portsmouth in 1966 and educated at Portsmouth Grammar school, before successfully gaining a place to read medicine at Southampton University in 1985.

BBC: Roger Black MBE

Before his move to City from Inter Milan during the summer the Sicily-born Balotelli was subjected to racist abuse by Juventus supporters, who hung banners in their stadium last year which read: "A negro cannot be Italian".

BBC: Racists target Man City striker Balotelli in Italy game