Mario Balotelli’s agent, Mino Raiola, has claimed that his client and other black players, must do “twice as much” as their white counterparts.
Last year, Balotelli said he was the target of unfair criticism and abuse, because of his skin colour.
Raiola has come out to agree with the player, stating that Italy is “not ready” for footballers like him.
“People judge Mario too much. He lives in a country that is not ready to have such a strong black player,” Raiola told Tuttosport.
“Italy is light-years behind other countries in that aspect.
“There is racism in football. Some of it is unconscious, but black players have to do twice as much as others to prove themselves.”
