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AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng left the field in protest after being the victim of what his club described as racist abuse during a friendly.
Milan's match against fourth-tier side Pro Patria was abandoned when Boateng, in possession on the left wing in the 26th minute, suddenly picked the ball up and smashed it towards the stand behind him.
The Ghana midfielder then tore off his shirt and walked off the field at the opposite end. On his way, he applauded other sections of the crowd, who then appeared to react angrily towards the corner of the ground from which the chants came.
Pro Patria's Dario Alberto Polverini attempted to talk to Boateng as he departed, but the midfielder carried on walking and the rest of the players and officials followed him off the pitch.
It was quickly established that play would not restart. Milan's official website, acmilan.com, was running a text commentary on the game, the headline on which was changed to read "Pro Patria-Milan suspended definitively".
The entry for the 26th minute read: "AC Milan leaves the pitch after racist abuse by a minority of Pro Patria fans at Boateng, (Mbaye) Niang, (Urby) Emanuelson and (Sulley) Muntari. The rest of the fans in the stands disassociated themselves from such racist events."
Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri told reporters: "We are disappointed and saddened by what has happened. Milan play for the right to respect all players. We need to stop these uncivilised gestures.
"We are sorry for all the other fans who came here for a beautiful day of sport. We promise to return, and we are sorry for the club and players of Pro Patria, but we could not make any other decision.
"I hope it can be an important signal."
Kevin done the correct move
AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng left the field in protest after being the victim of what his club described as racist abuse during a friendly.
Milan's match against fourth-tier side Pro Patria was abandoned when Boateng, in possession on the left wing in the 26th minute, suddenly picked the ball up and smashed it towards the stand behind him.
The Ghana midfielder then tore off his shirt and walked off the field at the opposite end. On his way, he applauded other sections of the crowd, who then appeared to react angrily towards the corner of the ground from which the chants came.
Pro Patria's Dario Alberto Polverini attempted to talk to Boateng as he departed, but the midfielder carried on walking and the rest of the players and officials followed him off the pitch.
It was quickly established that play would not restart. Milan's official website, acmilan.com, was running a text commentary on the game, the headline on which was changed to read "Pro Patria-Milan suspended definitively".
The entry for the 26th minute read: "AC Milan leaves the pitch after racist abuse by a minority of Pro Patria fans at Boateng, (Mbaye) Niang, (Urby) Emanuelson and (Sulley) Muntari. The rest of the fans in the stands disassociated themselves from such racist events."
Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri told reporters: "We are disappointed and saddened by what has happened. Milan play for the right to respect all players. We need to stop these uncivilised gestures.
"We are sorry for all the other fans who came here for a beautiful day of sport. We promise to return, and we are sorry for the club and players of Pro Patria, but we could not make any other decision.
"I hope it can be an important signal."
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He was a pr1ck for kicking the ball at them. I am not comfortable with players walking off the pitch in protest. Noboady should be allowed on or off the pitch without the referees permision. It is up to the referee to call the game off, not Prince-Boateng.
This may set a precedence whereby players can look to get a game abandoned (that they are losing) by claiming the fans are racially abusing them.
This may set a precedence whereby players can look to get a game abandoned (that they are losing) by claiming the fans are racially abusing them.
England should have left the field against Spain in that friendly.
I disagree Cuban.
I'm fully in favour of it, for the fact that it has clearly highlighted the issue more. The referee would've done f*ck all.
Can't be anything more embarrassing for the racist fans who abused him, than seeing the game called off, their own fans booing them because of their actions and their club in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
I'm fully in favour of it, for the fact that it has clearly highlighted the issue more. The referee would've done f*ck all.
Can't be anything more embarrassing for the racist fans who abused him, than seeing the game called off, their own fans booing them because of their actions and their club in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
to be fair i would play a game getting called milky for 60 grand
these players can easily retire if not happy
these players can easily retire if not happy
Maybe this could be the catalyst for action to take place...Up until now the governing bodies have been happy to sweep it under the carpet as much as possible with cheap fines...If other players now do the same and leave the pitch after receiving abuse, they will have no choice, such as a high profile game
players wont do it in high profile games as it will risk them losing bonuses etc
Jan 3, 2013 -- 5:45PM, Winner_Winner_Chicken_Diner wrote:
Maybe this could be the catalyst for action to take place...Up until now the governing bodies have been happy to sweep it under the carpet as much as possible with cheap fines...If other players now do the same and leave the pitch after receiving abuse, they will have no choice, such as a high profile game
black player abused, football must stop.. all hell breaks lose
white ref accused - threatened with broken legs.. nothing happens...
black player makes racist comments... nothing....
pot kettle
Can't be anything more embarrassing for the racist fans who abused him
I strongly agree with the above comment. By shaming the rascist,this can help change opinions and eventually everyone will turn on the scum chanting racists.
I strongly agree with the above comment. By shaming the rascist,this can help change opinions and eventually everyone will turn on the scum chanting racists.
he has stole a living as well that boeteng is he still useless
TheChaser 03 Jan 13
to be fair i would play a game getting called milky for 60 grand
these players can easily retire if not happy
the usual "argument" of the apologist.
to be fair i would play a game getting called milky for 60 grand
these players can easily retire if not happy
the usual "argument" of the apologist.
Jan 3, 2013 -- 5:07PM, Cubanpete wrote:
He was a pr1ck for kicking the ball at them. I am not comfortable with players walking off the pitch in protest. Noboady should be allowed on or off the pitch without the referees permision. It is up to the referee to call the game off, not Prince-Boateng.This may set a precedence whereby players can look to get a game abandoned (that they are losing) by claiming the fans are racially abusing them.
Think you come out as the biggest prick on here for a comment like that
kellydamo,
Please explain and help educate me if I am a biggest pr1ck on here.
Please explain and help educate me if I am a biggest pr1ck on here.
Jan 3, 2013 -- 6:02PM, Marxist-Leninist wrote:
TheChaser 03 Jan 13 to be fair i would play a game getting called milky for 60 grandthese players can easily retire if not happythe usual "argument" of the apologist.
dont be silly, if someone called me a white ****, a honkey or milky id laugh my pants off...
dont be silly, if someone called me a white ****, a honkey or milky id laugh my pants off...
Easy to say,However it might be different in a situation where a bunch of skinheads are verbally abusing you for no reason other that the color of your skin. I am sure this might be intimidating and over a career Im sure you would not just feel you should have to laugh it off.
IMO he was 100% correct to do what he did.
Easy to say,However it might be different in a situation where a bunch of skinheads are verbally abusing you for no reason other that the color of your skin. I am sure this might be intimidating and over a career Im sure you would not just feel you should have to laugh it off.
IMO he was 100% correct to do what he did.
why dont they show a stance then and walk of when it happens in high profile games.they wont risk the bonus win etc
That may happen and this might be a Precedent for it.
So what happens under the "incitement to riot" Law if he lashed a ball into a crowd and it all went off afterwards ??
Boateng quite rightly thought, "fụck it, I don't have to put up with this" and walked off. His team-mates followed him. No-one cared how the referee would react or what precedent might be set or how a white man might react to being called "honky".
There is no "they". A black man was getting abuse for the colour of his skin. He had no agenda. He merely exercised his freedom to walk away.
Kicking a ball at someone is a sign of frustration not an incitement to riot.
There is no "they". A black man was getting abuse for the colour of his skin. He had no agenda. He merely exercised his freedom to walk away.
Kicking a ball at someone is a sign of frustration not an incitement to riot.
by they i mean anyone abused white , black or yellow
if they wanted to show a stance they have plenty time to do it in big games but they wont
if they wanted to show a stance they have plenty time to do it in big games but they wont
again with the "they".
This is about how Kevin Prince Boateng reacted - not "they".
This is about how Kevin Prince Boateng reacted - not "they".
alright well he showed real class by booting a ball at fans
an eye for an eye doesnt work
an eye for an eye doesnt work
Maybe he could have handled it differently, I'm sure he just got fed up and lashed out.
Then again why should anyone have to listen to mindless racist idiots wheter your paid £100 a week or 60k a week.
Then again why should anyone have to listen to mindless racist idiots wheter your paid £100 a week or 60k a week.
havent seen the incident but if he kicked the ball at a crowd of racist thugs he,s either very brave or there was a big fence
Don't think he would have tried it if Milan were away to Red star Belgrade....
Alot of cretins on thread...no time or energy to work through them but you know who you are.
Players calling a game off/walking off the field is wrong. They are there to play they aren't the cops.
IMO the best way to confront this issue is through education and a big stick. PPL that believe it is OK to be racist are clearly not living in todays world, in saying that, we also need to understand that racism has been around for more than 2 minutes and in less than 2 minutes we expect everyone to be nonracist and living to our own "standards" and that's simply not the reality of how society works, it's a problem that is going to take more than 2 minutes to solve.
A group of supporters scream out monkey chants............GREAT, I'll use Spain as an example. Their supporters are banned from all games for 2 yrs. All home games r played in closed stadiums.
The last few yrs are probably not the best time to banned from watching Spain play live.
Handing out a small, slap on the wrist fine to an FA is meaningless. Any/All FA's can't control the crowd...........An empty stadium sends a message loud and clear to all not just the supporters of the punished team.
IMO the best way to confront this issue is through education and a big stick. PPL that believe it is OK to be racist are clearly not living in todays world, in saying that, we also need to understand that racism has been around for more than 2 minutes and in less than 2 minutes we expect everyone to be nonracist and living to our own "standards" and that's simply not the reality of how society works, it's a problem that is going to take more than 2 minutes to solve.
A group of supporters scream out monkey chants............GREAT, I'll use Spain as an example. Their supporters are banned from all games for 2 yrs. All home games r played in closed stadiums.
The last few yrs are probably not the best time to banned from watching Spain play live.
Handing out a small, slap on the wrist fine to an FA is meaningless. Any/All FA's can't control the crowd...........An empty stadium sends a message loud and clear to all not just the supporters of the punished team.
Jan 3, 2013 -- 6:58PM, trevortricky wrote:
havent seen the incident but if he kicked the ball at a crowd of racist thugs he,s either very brave or there was a big fence
You may want to see it before posting in future.
Good on Boateng. Surprised its taken so long for a player to walk off.
Powerfan - he didn't call the game off, he walked off when abused. The ref wasn't doing anything, neither were the cops nor UEFA in the past. Would be interesting to see what would happen if it was a competitive game though.
Berto, His job is to play football. He wasnt abused by other players he was abused by the crowd. That's like working in the rain.
He can tell his boss he doesn't want to work in these conditions and be removed from the field. He can ask team management to relay his concerns to the Italian FA and they can act on his behalf.
Actions or lack there of by FIFA, UEFA and all the different FA's is something that needs to be addressed via players union/fans/politicians.....not by a player picking up the football.
He can tell his boss he doesn't want to work in these conditions and be removed from the field. He can ask team management to relay his concerns to the Italian FA and they can act on his behalf.
Actions or lack there of by FIFA, UEFA and all the different FA's is something that needs to be addressed via players union/fans/politicians.....not by a player picking up the football.
Being racially abused is not like working in the rain and he acted as a man, not an employee.
If you were working on a supermarket checkout and a customer was screaming racial abuse at you, would you continue to serve them?
You need an example he can relate to berto..if you were going to collect your dole money and the guy was screaming abuse at you...
Strange analogy
He wasnt abused by other players he was abused by the crowd. That's like working in the rain.
comparing working in the rain with racist abuse.
He wasnt abused by other players he was abused by the crowd. That's like working in the rain.
comparing working in the rain with racist abuse.
If i were a employee and i retaliated by throwing a missile back at someone would there be no reprecussions over the action??
BTW, I agree he had every right to walk off the field after suffering Racial abuse, just think that launching a ball into the crowd could have had consequences
BTW, I agree he had every right to walk off the field after suffering Racial abuse, just think that launching a ball into the crowd could have had consequences
Yep, a LOT of idiots on this thread. I'd go further to say that no one has to put up with the abuse footballers get from brain-dead, over-weight fans in ill-fitting club shirts. Hooligans have had their day: it's time for families to take back football.
Do YOU think today is the first time he has been abused racially by opposition supporters on a football field?
So what did he do about it before today?
So what did he do about it before today?
Jan 3, 2013 -- 8:17PM, zilzal1 wrote:
If i were a employee and i retaliated by throwing a missile back at someone would there be no reprecussions over the action??BTW, I agree he had every right to walk off the field after suffering Racial abuse, just think that launching a ball into the crowd could have had consequences
Fair point. Although it wasn't really violent - he didn't even reach he fans!
Powerfan - the answer is I don't know, and don't really see why it's relevant what his motivation was.
Working in the rain is the same as monkey chants from a crowd directed at players on a pitch.....Only on the betfair forum....
my gut reaction is good on the lad - why put up with that sh!t - but would players and a team have the guts to do it in a competitive event!!!!
Well done KPB.
Looking at the video it looked like the was ref was involved with the 'decision' to leave the pitch.
Looking at the video it looked like the was ref was involved with the 'decision' to leave the pitch.
Well done too him/her but why was he/she wearing a sports bra?
Van Persie was in the crowd, good job that ball never hit him, could have killed him
Only works in a friendly. Say for instance Suarez kicks off again in an EPL game, what will happen? If the player walks off he'll be instantly subbed or if the team come off Liverpool will get the 3pts.
Good on Boateng, but lets not pretend this incident will do any more than cause a talking point.
Good on Boateng, but lets not pretend this incident will do any more than cause a talking point.
I think it will be more than a talking point, IF someone walks off due to racist chants in a high-profile game I'm very confident others will join their teammate in walking off the pitch (I definitely would anyway)
No-one will walk off in a competitive game as they will risk undermining the ref and forfeiting the game.
Good on Boateng, show up the racists.
Apparently, the majority of the crowd applauded the action to walk off.
Apparently, the majority of the crowd applauded the action to walk off.
I take it Betfair didn't have any markets on this match, since there haven't been any seething about voided bets etc.
Here's the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nXyqFZ_fghI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nXyqFZ_fghI
Players walking off because a few meatheads call them names. This is only the start ,look forward to the days when players on 100k per week
walk off when someone scores an offside goal.Or when a two footed tackle goes unpunished.
These pampered pooofs get worse.
walk off when someone scores an offside goal.Or when a two footed tackle goes unpunished.
These pampered pooofs get worse.
Ah yes, an offside goal is almost as bad as racist abuse.
What worries me more is that some of the posters actually believe what they're saying and aren't just trolling.
Although comparing it to working in the rain has to be probably one of the most moronic posts I have read on here. And I have read many!
What worries me more is that some of the posters actually believe what they're saying and aren't just trolling.
Although comparing it to working in the rain has to be probably one of the most moronic posts I have read on here. And I have read many!
Yes tony, if the betfair forum was a fair representation of the 'man on the street' I'd say we're doomed 
CJ70 03 Jan 13 23:45
No-one will walk off in a competitive game as they will risk undermining the ref and forfeiting the game.
Roberto Carlos walked off the pitch in a Russian league game when a fan chucked a banana at him.
Not sure what happened as there were only a few minutes left in the game.
No-one will walk off in a competitive game as they will risk undermining the ref and forfeiting the game.
Roberto Carlos walked off the pitch in a Russian league game when a fan chucked a banana at him.
Not sure what happened as there were only a few minutes left in the game.
powerfan 03 Jan 13 19:58
Berto, His job is to play football. He wasnt abused by other players he was abused by the crowd. That's like working in the rain.
What if he got racist abuse from the crowd whilst playing football in the rain? Would he then be within his rights to walk off?
Berto, His job is to play football. He wasnt abused by other players he was abused by the crowd. That's like working in the rain.
What if he got racist abuse from the crowd whilst playing football in the rain? Would he then be within his rights to walk off?
I applaud KPB for making a stance as he and his team mates have the right to do their jobs without having to put up with abuse from the morons of society. But, he should not have kicked the ball in to the crowd - he could have killed someone, or so Ferguson says.
Jan 4, 2013 -- 9:12AM, Biscuit1979 wrote:
CJ70 03 Jan 13 23:45 No-one will walk off in a competitive game as they will risk undermining the ref and forfeiting the game.Roberto Carlos walked off the pitch in a Russian league game when a fan chucked a banana at him.Not sure what happened as there were only a few minutes left in the game.
Didn't they play on without him?
powerfan 04 Jan 13 10:09
yeah ok
why is it ridiculous
you are comparing a group of white men shouting racist abuse and making monkey noises at a black player to working outside in the rain?
Your point is ridiculous because i can't see how on earth you've made the comparison. Perhaps you could explain how the two situations are in any way comparable?
yeah ok
why is it ridiculous
you are comparing a group of white men shouting racist abuse and making monkey noises at a black player to working outside in the rain?
Your point is ridiculous because i can't see how on earth you've made the comparison. Perhaps you could explain how the two situations are in any way comparable?
Seriously? You need this explained to you? What are you 8?
And here I thought you were taking the pi$$ but you're actually just stupid.
I made 2 posts, I suggest that you read both of them slowly, maybe even get a grownup to read it with you to help with the parts you don't fully understand.
And here I thought you were taking the pi$$ but you're actually just stupid.
I made 2 posts, I suggest that you read both of them slowly, maybe even get a grownup to read it with you to help with the parts you don't fully understand.
Another closet racist falling over himself to decry anybody who doesn't put up with racist abuse aimed at them. Working in the rain! 
ffs you half-wit!
ffs you half-wit!
closet racist? Yoiu call me a halfwitt yet you have clearly failed to grasp the concept of reading and comprehending what it is that you have just read.
powerfan Quotes from this thread
regarding Spain as an example - "Their supporters are banned from all games for 2 yrs. All home games r played in closed stadiums."
"Handing out a small, slap on the wrist fine to an FA is meaningless. Any/All FA's can't control the crowd...........An empty stadium sends a message loud and clear to all not just the supporters of the punished team."
According to you, I'm a closet racist because I'd prefer a national team to have their supporters punished and banned from all stadia for a 2 yr period.
This should not be interpreted as Zero Tolerance to racism on my part because it will make you look like the f'ken idiot that you are.
powerfan Quotes from this thread
regarding Spain as an example - "Their supporters are banned from all games for 2 yrs. All home games r played in closed stadiums."
"Handing out a small, slap on the wrist fine to an FA is meaningless. Any/All FA's can't control the crowd...........An empty stadium sends a message loud and clear to all not just the supporters of the punished team."
According to you, I'm a closet racist because I'd prefer a national team to have their supporters punished and banned from all stadia for a 2 yr period.
This should not be interpreted as Zero Tolerance to racism on my part because it will make you look like the f'ken idiot that you are.
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