The AC Milan striker is fed up with racism. He should be.
Talking exclusively to CNN International, the dynamic Italian striker said that he will walk off the field the next time he experiences racism.
“I always said that if it (racism) happened in the stadium I just do like, ‘Nobody says nothing and I don’t care,'” Balotelli told Pedro Pinto.
“But this time I think I changed my mind a little bit. If it’s going to happen one more time I’m going to leave the pitch because it’s so stupid.”
Balotelli’s comments may be borne out of frustration, as he and AC Milan teammate Kevin-Prince Boateng again had to deal with racist chants and gestures from the stands as an abhorrent lot of AS Roma fans racially abused both players earlier this week.
Enough already. Why, in 2013, are there still people in this world who think it’s OK to mock a person for the color of his skin? Why was it ever OK?
Pinto of CNN, asked Balotelli why he didn’t walk off during the AS Roma match this week, especially considering his previous comments, a year ago on racism in football.
Pedro Pinto: "Did you talk to Prince (Kevin-Prince Boateng) about that? About leaving?"
Mario Balotelli: "Yeah, I spoke with Prince. I was about to leave the pitch even on Sunday but they think I want to leave because maybe we have some difficulty with the game and then we are going to win 3-0 and I say, 'No, it’s better we play and I will talk,’ that’s it.
"But if it wasn’t for this reason then I was going to leave the pitch on Sunday."
Blatter doesn’t think walking away is the answer. When Boateng walked off the field during an AC Milan friendly with Pro Patria last year, Blatter was against the decision, claiming there was a better solution.
I think it's his prerogative and he has a right to protest against racism by walking off the football pitch to show his disgust.
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