Mario Balotelli: England Hide Racism Better Than Italy or Spain!

Mario Balotelli
Italy striker Mario Balotelli believes the presence of overt racism in his homeland means he is the target for more criticism and abuse because of his skin colour. The 23-year-old striker was racially abused by fans at a national team training camp last week.
‘I think that if I was white maybe some people would still find me irritating or annoying, but it wouldn’t be the same. Absolutely not,’ he told GQ magazine.
‘Jealousy is a horrible thing but when this jealousy is towards people who are different from the majority then it becomes anger, it becomes rage, and that’s the overt racism. Racism is everywhere. ‘Maybe it is more open here [Italy], or in Spain. There are racists in England but they hide it more.’ A www.metro.co.uk  extract.

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