Verona councillors want legal action against Balotelli for defamation

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MILAN (Reuters) - Verona's city government has been asked by a group of local councillors to take action against footballer Mario Balotelli after he complained about racist insults from the crowd during a match at the Bentegodi stadium on Sunday.

Balotelli, playing for visiting side Brescia, kicked the ball into the crowd and threatened to walk off the pitch early in the second half because he said some fans were making monkey noises. The referee stopped play for around five minutes while announcements were made to the crowd.

But the Verona club and the city's mayor Federico Sboarina, who said he was at the game, denied the racist insults took place. The motion added:"It is no longer fair that Verona is put in the dock when, as in this case, nothing happened."

 

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