Tag archive for ‘Mario Balotelli’
By Kevin Tarbuck On Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
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Fiorentina Club Focus: La Viola’s Season in Review

Conspiracy theorists have been busying themselves this week with the notion that some sort of skulduggery was behind Fiorentina’s failure to finish in third place and secure a lucrative return to the Champions More...

By Forza Italian Football Staff On Monday, May 20th, 2013
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Inter fined for racist chanting

Inter have been fined €50,000 for racist chants during their match with Udinese on Sunday, while Roma will have to close the Curva Sub for one match. During the Nerazzurri’s 5-2 defeat at the hands of the More...

By Sam Lewis On Monday, May 20th, 2013
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AC Milan forward tweets about racial abuse

AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli spoke about racism on his Twitter account after receiving abuse yet again on Sunday night. The 22 year old recently created an account on the popular social networking site, and addressed the More...

By Frank Lopapa On Sunday, May 19th, 2013
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Siena 1-2 AC Milan: Mexes the late hero as Rossoneri clinch third

AC Milan defeated Siena 2-1 on Sunday evening at the Artemio Franchi as they left it late to secure Championrs League football. Claudio Terzi’s first half strike gave Siena an improbable early lead, however, More...

By Michelle Bonsu On Sunday, May 19th, 2013
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Marcello Nicchi: We have to be tougher on racism

The head of the Italian Referees’ Association strongly believes that Italian football must take a tougher stance in dealing with racism. The game has been marred as of late by some incidents, most recently More...

By Adriano Boin On Friday, May 17th, 2013
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Players warned they will be sent off if they abandon match due to racist chants

Referees Association president Marcello Nicchi has warned players they will be sent off if they attempt to walk off the field of play because of racist chants. The statement comes after AC Milan striker Balotelli More...

By Forza Italian Football Staff On Thursday, May 16th, 2013
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AC Milan star will leave pitch if racism continues

AC Milan’s Mario Balotelli has insisted if he is racially abused again he will walk off the pitch. The Rossoneri striker was subject to racial insults along with teammate Kevin-Prince Boateng during the 0-0 More...

By Nic Petruzziello On Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
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Boateng: Roma fine not enough

AC Milan’s Kevin-Prince Boateng has described the €50,000 fine that Roma received over the racism chants on Sunday is simply not good enough. The Rossoneri midfielder was asked questions by fans and teammates More...

By Peter Galindo On Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
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AC Milan vice-president: Eradicate racism like it’s hooliganism

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani says that the only way for Italian football to combat racism is to treat it as if it were hooliganism. Milan players Mario Balotelli and Kevin Prince Boateng were the targets More...

By Forza Italian Football Staff On Monday, May 13th, 2013
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Roma condemn fans for racial abuse

Roma have issued a statement against the fans who racially abused Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng in Sunday’s match against AC Milan. At the beginning of the second half the referee stopped the match More...