How Not To Welcome A New Player To Your Team
Holy crap. That is a horrendously racist thing to say.
Former Man City Star Mario Balotelli recently joined Italian power AC Milan.
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AC Milan's VP Paolo Berlusconi (younger brother to former Italian Prime Minister Silvio) called his team's newest star this strange name:
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Which translates to:
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The comments were made while Paolo Berlusconi was attending a rally for his brother's political party. He made the following announcement to the crowd (Translation via ESPN):
"Okay, we are all off to see the family's little n*****. He's a crazy head. All the young ladies are invited as well -- you can even have a chance to meet the president (Silvio Berlusconi)."
The only possible reaction to this is equal parts this:
And this:
h/t: ESPN Soccernet