{"id":529,"date":"2019-11-03T20:51:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T20:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=529"},"modified":"2019-11-03T22:01:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T22:01:48","slug":"mario-balotelli-kicks-ball-into-crowd-walks-off-pitch-after-racist-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=529","title":{"rendered":"Mario Balotelli Kicks Ball Into Crowd, Walks Off Pitch After Racist Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"634\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ballo-fea.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mario Balotelli played the ball into the crowd and almost stormed off the pitch after suffering racist abuse while playing for Brescia against Verona, MySportDab Reports.<br> <br> Balotelli&#8217;s Brescia team-mates and opponents rushed over to calm him down whilst the referee urged a statement to be read out on the speakers.<br> <br> He was eventually persuaded to return by his teammates.<br> <br> The referee also temporarily suspended the game in accordance with FIFA&#8217;s protocol.<br> <br> Balotelli later finished the game, even scoring a consolation goal in the 84th minute to silence the crowd.<br> <br> Brescia fell to a 2-1 defeat against Verona, who picked up all three points thanks to goals from Eddie Salcedo and Matteo Pessina, but the vulgar racist abuse overshadowed the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mario Balotelli played the ball into the crowd and almost stormed off the pitch after suffering racist abuse while playing for Brescia against Verona, MySportDab Reports. Balotelli&#8217;s Brescia team-mates and opponents rushed over to calm him down whilst the referee urged a statement to be read out on the speakers. 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