Racists target Italy’s Balotelli

Italy’s football chief Giancarlo Abete has condemned the racist chants directed at Mario Balotelli during the Azzurri’s training session yesterday.

The AC Milan forward was on the receiving end of racist abuse from a group of young men outside Italy’s training headquarters in Coverciano, Florence.

Local police had to intervene to allow Balotelli and the rest of the players to continue to train.