Mario Balotelli hits out at ‘monkey chanting’ by racist Bastia fans in Instagram post after 1-1 draw with Nice in Ligue 1 clash


MARIO BALOTELLI has hit out at racist chanting from Bastia fans during the 1-1 draw against his Nice side.

The former Manchester City and Liverpool striker claimed he was subjected to monkey chanting and questioned where that kind of behaviour is now legal in France.

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Balotelli published a pitch black photo on his Instagram, before sharing it on his Twitter page.


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His caption read: Yesterday the result against Bastia was right.

“We will work more and try to get our objective.

The referee was good too but I have a question for French people.

“Is it normal that Bastia supporters make monkey noise end “uh uh” for the whole game and no one of the “commissions discipline ” say nothing?

“So is racism LEGAL in France? Or only in Bastia ? Football is an amazing sport .

“Those people like Bastia supporters make it horrible !”

Mario Balotelli challenges for a header during Nice's 1-1 Ligue 1 draw with Bastia
Mario Balotelli challenges for a header during Nice’s 1-1 Ligue 1 draw with Bastia
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Mario Balotelli has accused Bastia chants of monkey chanting at him
Mario Balotelli has accused Bastia chants of monkey chanting at him
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Mario Balotelli in action for Nice, where he is re-finding some of his best form
Mario Balotelli in action for Nice, where he is re-finding some of his best form
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Balotelli then added that the fans should be ashamed of themselves in Italian and in French: "VERGOGNA DAVVERO. UNE VRAIE HONTE ."

The 26-year-old is sadly no stranger to racial abuse, having suffered heavily during his time at Inter Milan from rival fans.

While he was also subjected to vile chanting from his OWN supporters at a World Cup training camp with Italy in 2014.

A study in 2015, showed Balotelli received a staggering 4,000 racist messages on social media.


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