White Orchid
11-07-2019, 11:33 AM
Link: https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/11/03/mario-balotelli-walks-off-pitch-after-racist-taunts-vs-verona
Mario Balotelli threatened to walk off the pitch in Brescia's Serie A match on Sunday after racist taunts from the spectators at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in Verona, Italy.
Balotelli picked up the ball after dribbling to the corner of the field, then punted it into the stands. He then stormed off the field as his Brescia teammates argued with the referee.
Balotelli was even more direct in a message he posted in an Instagram story over a video from the stands where monkey noises are clearly heard, followed by wild cheers when he kicked the ball into the stands. The message said: ''To the 'people' in this end who made the monkey noises: Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you in front of your children, wives, parents, relatives, friends and acquaintances...shame.''
It was the second time this weekend that a Serie A game was suspended for offensive chants, after Roma supporters aimed anti-territorial chants at Napoli on Saturday. Italy, in particular has become a hotbed for abusive and racist fans, with Cagliari fans in particular being repeated offenders, only to be hardly be punished for their actions.
So what else is new? Italians don't like niggers either
Mario Balotelli threatened to walk off the pitch in Brescia's Serie A match on Sunday after racist taunts from the spectators at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in Verona, Italy.
Balotelli picked up the ball after dribbling to the corner of the field, then punted it into the stands. He then stormed off the field as his Brescia teammates argued with the referee.
Balotelli was even more direct in a message he posted in an Instagram story over a video from the stands where monkey noises are clearly heard, followed by wild cheers when he kicked the ball into the stands. The message said: ''To the 'people' in this end who made the monkey noises: Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you in front of your children, wives, parents, relatives, friends and acquaintances...shame.''
It was the second time this weekend that a Serie A game was suspended for offensive chants, after Roma supporters aimed anti-territorial chants at Napoli on Saturday. Italy, in particular has become a hotbed for abusive and racist fans, with Cagliari fans in particular being repeated offenders, only to be hardly be punished for their actions.
So what else is new? Italians don't like niggers either