You know the Premier League is back when Manchester City's wacky man-about-town Mario Balotelli is up to some form of mischief. In this case, stealing a club photographer's lens.

Italian Balotelli returned from his warm-up prior to the Citizens' Premier League opener against Southampton to high-five the mascots before he got in a tangle with Sharon Latham.

Balotelli emerged as victor before he disappeared into the home dressing room while Sharon willingly smiled embarrassingly for the tunnel camera.

And here's another 'thieving' cameraman...

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  • Jamaica's Usain Bolt gestures (R) as he crosses the finish line ahead of compatriot Yohan Blake (2nd R) and the rest of the field Jamaica's Warren Weir (3rd R), US' Wallace Spearmon (3rd L), The Netherlands' Churandy Martina (2nd L) and France's Christophe Lemaitre (L) in the men's 200m final of the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 9, 2012 in London. Bolt won gold. (Photo credit: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/GettyImages)

  • Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after winning gold in the Men's 200m Final on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 9, 2012 in London, England. (Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

  • Jamaica's Usain Bolt hands back a photographer's Nikon D4 camera as he reacts after victory in the men's 200m final at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 9, 2012 in London. (Photo credit: JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/GettyImages)

  • Usain Bolt of Jamaica grabs a photo camera from one of the photographers' cameras as he celebrates winning gold in the Men's 200m Final on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 9, 2012 in London, England. (Photo credit: Harry How/Getty Images)

  • Jamaica's Usain Bolt uses a photographers camera as he takes pictures after winning the gold medal in the men's 200-meter during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

  • Jamaica's Usain Bolt is surrounded by photographers as he uses one of their cameras after winning the Men's 200m final at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

  • Photo taken by Usain Bolt on photographer Jimmy Wixtrom's camera of silver medalist Yohan Blake after the men's 200m final. (Photo credit: Rex)

  • Jamaica's Usain Bolt, left, is surrounded by photographers as he uses one of their cameras after winning the Men's 200m final at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

  • Jamaica's Usain Bolt, foreground, is surrounded by photographers as he uses one of their cameras after winning the Men's 200m final at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

  • Jamaica's Usain Bolt takes pictures with a camera of a photographer after winning gold in the men's 200m final at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 9, 2012 in London. Usain Bolt retained his 200m title on Thursday to become the first man to achieve the sprint double at consecutive Olympics. (Photo credit: FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/GettyImages)