Mario And Yaya Get Racist Abuse
17 February 2012
Manchester City will lodge an official complaint with Uefa, after Mario Balotelli and Yaya Toure claimed racial abuse during their Europa League tie at Porto last night.
Both Toure and Balotelli, as well as unused substitute Kolo Toure claimed to have heard monkey chants directed at them by elements of the home support at various times during the game.
"That's why we all like the Premier League, because it never happens there," Yaya Toure told Sky after the match.
"Maybe in foreign countries they don't expect black players. I think in future it will be OK, they will change their minds and the game will become more open. Football is football and the fans come to enjoy the game, and we don't want things like this to happen."
In the past, Balotelli may have reacted furiously to the chants, but his dignified behaviour proves he is growing as a person and player, Toure added.
"Mario is now able to control things like this and that is very important for the club," he said.
City manager Roberto Mancini claimed he had not heard the racist abuse.
"I didn't hear this because I was concentrating on the game, but I don't know. I think Mario and Yaya are strong. Nobody has spoken to me about it."
Racism is never easy to understand, but it especially boggles the mind when fans of teams with black players they adore direct racist abuse to black players on the opposition.
comments
f*ck white pple wy r they doin dis to us
Submitted by: interlect
Date: 20 February 2012, Time: 01:00:11
Jeh,nazzzi is rite,if they elaborete us as monkeys,then they are pigs
Submitted by: crazy30
Date: 18 February 2012, Time: 18:28:05
I will never be abused in my lyf coz i am not a weakerd. I am like cr7 wl rather show fans hs midle finger when they try to abuse hm. Play best at that wl shut the fans. Or if you cnt shut them by good play, then show them the midle finger.
Submitted by: Los_blancos
Date: 18 February 2012, Time: 15:28:12
If we ar monkies then whites are pigs, lol
Submitted by: nazzzi
Date: 18 February 2012, Time: 14:59:56
if u have never experienced racism, it is easy to call yo fellow black players cry babies or monkeys. Ignorance is a disease indeed.
Submitted by: Nkunzi Evelengelunda
Date: 18 February 2012, Time: 09:47:25
Dey u should talk back nd say dey pics too nxa!
Submitted by: Dumisane3
Date: 18 February 2012, Time: 09:41:00
We black so wat,idnt look like a monkey ,mxim sum ppl take too much bull from other ppl
Submitted by: nazzzi
Date: 17 February 2012, Time: 21:38:06
This whr ppl lyk Malema are needed to fight back
Submitted by: Unknown Citizen
Date: 17 February 2012, Time: 19:22:17
Shutup you monkies and play soccer. This black baboons like babycrying. Why complain about monkey chants? Did they scratch your skin? This issue is boring? Soon they will complain about bn booed!
Submitted by: Los_blancos
Date: 17 February 2012, Time: 18:32:38
Racism is not gud for football. As for the chants in england,they do happen in england as well man. I hate these ppl who kip on trying to get black players down by chanting r****sh. Just recently,it happened in a liverpool game,i think it was a FA fup 3rd rnd @Anfield,with an 18yr old player from da team & Gerrard had to come the kid down.
Submitted by: Manueldosantos
Date: 17 February 2012, Time: 18:14:06