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RECIFE, Brazil -- Mario Balotelli couldnt care less if hes mentioned in the same breath as Neymar or Lionel Messi at this World Cup -- as long as he comes away with the trophy. Having scored the winning goal in Italys 2-1 victory over England and now getting ready for Fridays match against Costa Rica, the temperamental forward has gained more attention than any other Azzurri player in Brazil. "I hope this is Italys World Cup, not Marios. Im not really interested in being compared with the big stars," Balotelli said Thursday. "In the end its the squad that wins. I dont want to be a big star. I want to win the World Cup." "Personally, I want to score as many goals as possible," he added at the official pre-match news conference. "But the important thing is that the squad wins and advances." Wearing a black cap turned backward and a total of three diamond earrings -- two on his right ear, one on the left -- Balotelli was his usual candid self. Asked if he minds being the lone forward in coach Cesare Prandellis 4-1-4-1 formation, Balotelli snapped back: "As long as I play." This is a first World Cup for Balotelli, who helped lead Italy to the 2012 European Championship final. "This is the biggest event of my career and I want to give my all," he said. "The World Cup is more important than the Golden Ball, the Champions League or the scudetto (Serie A title), so its only normal that it creates a spark inside of you." Balotelli has made headlines almost from the moment he landed in Brazil, first by proposing to his Belgian girlfriend on a moon-lit beach in the week leading up to the England match. "The proposal had nothing to do with the World Cup," Balotelli said. "The proposal would have occurred even without the World Cup." Balotelli is coming off an up-and-down club season with AC Milan and has been the subject of rampant transfer speculation in recent weeks. There have been reports that Arsenal is offering Milan a (euro)30 million ($40 million) transfer fee, and a contract for Balotelli worth 180,000 pounds (more than $300,000) per week. "My focus is 100 per cent on the World Cup," he said. "I dont know what will happen afterward. I dont know anything." While he does appear focused, Balotelli was not prepared for questions about Costa Ricas players. For example, what does he think about Keylor Navas, who had a strong season with Levante and is considered one of the top goalkeepers in the Spanish league? "Honestly, Im unprepared for this question because I havent seen the Costa Rica goalkeeper," he responded. OK, so what impressed him about Costa Ricas defence in a 3-1 win over Uruguay? "I saw the match but to be sincere I didnt study the players," Balotelli said. "Ill watch them tonight." That was the point when Prandelli butted in and offered help. "If you want, I can answer about all of the players," the coach told a Costa Rican journalist with a smile. Costa Rica defender Giancarlo Gonzalez, however, wasnt amused. "We will let the world know that we are here," Gonzalez said. Sitting right next to Balotelli, Prandelli managed to analyze his prized players hot and cold streaks as if he were there alone. "If you look at Mario in these four years there have been moments of alarm," Prandelli said. "One moment hes the man whos going to bring you to the top of the world and then a moment later he shouldnt even be at the World Cup." "The important thing for us is for him to stay focused and play like he did in the last match," Prandelli added. "If he does that for 90 minutes he could be decisive. He needs to give 100 per cent." Nike Free Flyknit Aanbieding . Manager Ryan Nelsen has confirmed Brazilian No. 1 Julio Cesar will be rested for Wednesdays first leg of the semifinal. 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Open loss to Kei Nishikori of Japan, as he prepares for a Davis Cup playoff against Columbia next week that will determine whether Canada remains in the elite World Group.WASHINGTON -- The Chicago Cubs pitching carousel continued Tuesday when they made roster moves involving four hurlers and used their 10th different starter this season. The Cubs purchased the contract of Ramon Ortiz from Triple-A Iowa to start Tuesday nights game against the Washington Nationals. Ortiz last pitched in the majors on May 19, 2010, for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ortiz was 6-3 with a 4.26 earned-run average for Iowa. He was needed because Carlos Zambrano is on the disabled list with a sore back. Four of Chicagos five starters from the opening day rotation have been on the disabled list this season. The last time the Cubs needed 10 starters before the all-star break was in 2006. Ortiz became the second starter in as many days to fill a sudden hole in the rotation. On Monday, Casey Coleman was recalled from Iowa and started against Washingtonn because Ryan Dempster was recovering from an abdominal ailment that had him hospitalized in Chicago over the weekend.dddddddddddd Cubs manager Mike Quade said Dempster is still day-to-day with a stiff lower back but the team is "hoping he can answer the bell" for his next scheduled start Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Also Tuesday, the Cubs placed right-handed reliever Marcos Mateo on the 15-day disabled list with a sore elbow. Mateo left in the 10th inning of Mondays game after he apparently injured himself on a ball-four pitch to Jayson Werth. Mateo was flown to Chicago and had an MRI on Tuesday, but the team doesnt expect to have the results for another day or two. The Cubs also flip-flopped the move they made Monday, recalling reliever Chris Carpenter from Iowa and optioning Coleman to the triple-A club. 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