{"id":19491,"date":"2012-06-11T17:54:43","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T14:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=19491"},"modified":"2024-02-17T13:27:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T10:27:08","slug":"balotelli-subject-to-racial-abuse-from-spaniards-monkey-chants-getting-annoying-19491","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/balotelli-subject-to-racial-abuse-from-spaniards-monkey-chants-getting-annoying-19491\/","title":{"rendered":"Balotelli subject to racial abuse from Spaniards : Monkey chants getting annoying"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mario Balotelli had to suffer another racist abuse as Italy drew with Spain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mario Balotelli was racially abused during Italy Spain Euro 2012 group c opener as hundreds of Spanish fans chanted monkey noises at the controversial Italy striker with black skin.<\/h1>\n

Gdansk \/ NationalTurk – Just days after reports of the Dutch team being on the receiving end of vile racial abuse during a training session held in the stadium in Krakow, the latest race storm has overshadowed Italy’s 1-1 draw with the reigning European champions.<\/p>\n

Mario Balotelli, who had a frustrating hour on the pitch before being substituted, threatened before Euro 2012 to walk off the pitch if he was abused during a match at the tournament that is suffering from racism allegations.<\/p>\n

Mario Balotelli had to suffer another racist abuse as Italy drew with Spain<\/h2>\n

British foreign secretary Douglas Alexander has advised England players to leave the field in protest if they are targeted by racists when they face France in today’s group d clash.<\/p>\n

He said: ‘I support referees taking the strongest possible action in the face of racist abuse from the tribunes. They have the power to stop the match. However, if a referee ignored blatant racist abuse, and the England players or their management felt they were justified in walking off, they should be supported in their action.’<\/p>\n

Euro 2012 : True or fabrication of British media : racism , racial abuse clouds a well starting Euro 2012<\/h3>\n

Witness claim that racial abusive chants in form of monkey noises were heard from the ranks of Spain fans. British photographer Chris Brunskill, a 35-year-old from Liverpool, witnessed the abuse in the 40,000-seater Arena Gdansk in Poland, as Balotelli punches the ground after failing to get the better of the Spanish defence.<\/p>\n

He described the scene at Italy Spain game of Euro 2012 as : ‘I was sat behind the goal with all the Spanish fans behind me and they were involved in monkey chanting and laughter and mockery whenever Mario Balotelli was on the ball.<\/p>\n

‘The ringleaders were two fans who were in fancy dress as Spanish tennis player Rafa Nadal. But the stewards just seemed to think it was a laugh, and they did nothing. They seemed to think it was a giggle.<\/p>\n

‘These two were at the centre of it in my view but there were hundreds in the Spanish section joining in. I would say there were around 200-300 who joined in at times. It was especially bad when Balotelli was involved in any kind of trouble or altercation, for example when he was booked.’<\/p>\n

Photographers are witness to monkey chants aimed at Mario Balotelli<\/h4>\n

Another photographer, the Welsh Michael Steele from Getty Images stated: ‘I could not see who was involved but it was obvious they were monkey chants. It was disgusting. There is no excuse for it. I am pretty sure Mario Balotelli knew what was going on and heard it as he was close to that section of the crowd when he was booked.<\/p>\n

‘There were also what sounded like derogatory chants in Spanish with his name involved, but I do not know what they meant.’<\/p>\n

Greek freelance photographer Yiannis Kourtoglou, 31, who lives in Cyprus, said: ‘ The monkey whoops were from the Spanish end. I could not see how many people were involved but they were clear.’<\/p>\n

‘They were designed to put him off his game and they clearly worked \u2013 he had a terrible match.<\/p>\n

‘It was terrible for him and for me as well. He is a human being not a monkey.’ It is still unclear if Balotelli or the Italian bench heard the abuse but manager Cesare Prandelli previously told he would back his player in walking off.<\/p>\n

Manchester City ‘s troubled, yet talented star Balotelli, 21, has already been singled out for abuse online with Italian neo-Nazis claiming he should not be playing for the national team.<\/p>\n

UEFA have vowed to investigate any racism at the Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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