20 March 2013
AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng says he was treated like “an animal” by six Pro Patria fans accused of chanting racial abuse at him in a friendly last January.
Boateng responded by kicking the ball into the stands before leading his team-mates off the pitch.
His actions resulted in the abandonment of the match and sparked fresh debate on the problem of racism in football, with the 26-year-old set to meet FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Friday to discuss the issue further.
Boateng said: “Every time I touched the ball I could hear chants being directed straight at me — a kind of ‘buh buh’ noise that you’d make at an animal. I think they were insulting me because my skin isn’t white.”
