The Sweeper: Mario Balotelli and Racism in Italian Football

Big Story Last season, Juventus were forced to play a game behind closed doors after fans racially abused Inter’s Mario Balotelli . On Saturday, Balotelli was abused again — this time by Cagliari fans — and the match went on, a decision criticised after by both Massimo Moratti , President of Inter, and by Italian Footballers Association president Sergio Campana . Campana believed the referee should have stopped the game, saying “Faced with this type of behaviour, referees should suspen

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