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       Balotelli will leave the Euro 2012 if abused.

A Manchester city and Italy striker Mario Balotelli has threatened to walk off the pitch if he is racially treated/ abused in EURO 2012, which start next week. He also said he will “KILL” anyone who throw banana at him on the street.

A recent BBC program revealed fans making Nazi salutes on the terraces, black players being taunted with monkey chants and a vicious assault on the group of Asian student. The former Inter Milan striker Balotelli was regularly the target of racist abuse when playing in Italy.

An interview with France football, Balotelli said he believes is a ‘genius’. “I think I am a genius but not a rebel, he said “I have my life, my world, I do what want without annoying anyone”. I think I am more intelligent than the average person. “There are few people with such talent, so there are few able to judge what I am doing”.

Reported By Ayantoye Taiwo

 

                        Drogba leaves Chelsea in June.

Didier Drogba brought down the curtain on the trophy-laden career at Chelsea on Tuesday when he announced he would be leaving Chelsea after spending eight years.

The Ivory Coast striker will leave when his contract expires at the end of June and his now odds on to follow his former team mate Nicolas Anelka to China. “I wanted to put an end to all the speculation and confirm that I am leaving Chelsea” Drogba said on the club website [www.chelseafc.com]. He wants to leave after winning four FA cups, three Premier league titles and two league cups. He won two premier leagues Golden boot.

Didier Drogba

The 34 years old joined Chelsea from Olympique Marseille in 2004. He scored 157 times in 341 appearances making him the club’s fourth all-time leading scorer, while his 34 European goals are a Chelsea record. “Didier Drogba is undoubtedly a Chelsea legend and will always be part of the Chelsea family”, Chelsea chief executive Ron Goulay.

Didier Drogba has been linked with move to Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua where he would join up with the former Chelsea team mate Anelka who left Stamford bridge in January

Reported By: Ayantoye Taiwo