UEFA Euro 2012
Before the tournament in the
Ukraine and
Poland
kicked off, in June 2012 Balotelli was interviewed by a newspaper about
the state of racism in the host countries. During the interview
Balotelli reinforced his threats to walk off the pitch if any of the
oppositions fans racially abuse him in anyway, and said he would 'kill'
anyone that threw a banana at him. He spoke about his increasing fears
that black players will be targeted by racists and that he refuses to
accept racism in any form, talking of his past incidents surrounding
racism in football notably during his time playing in
Serie A for
Internazionale.
[102][103] During the build up to the competition
Manchester City's manager
Roberto Mancini had repetitively defended Balotelli, but he and footballer
Daniele De Rossi believed that Mario would need to grow up and mature if he was going to become the centrepiece of future
Italian success.
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