Misunderstood: Balotelli hopes to stay at Manchester City beyond this season

'But I would like to stay at City, because here I have affection. Will I stay? I don't know. I think so.
You have to ask Mino (Raiola, his agent).

'It's good luck that Roberto Mancini appreciates and understands me. Mancini always gives me confidence. Those who know me, love me. Those who don't know me, love me, too, or they hate me.

'It's said that geniuses are misunderstood. But maybe it is because the genius is so different that people are not capable of understanding them. Yes, I think I'm a genius. But I don't think I'm a rebel. I have my life, my world, I act how I want, without bugging anyone.'

Ukraine said a BBC Panorama documentary was 'xenophobic' after it showed their fans giving Nazi salutes and taunting black players with monkey noises. Euro 2012: Stadiums of Hate, broadcast on Monday, also showed Asian students being attacked in Kharkiv, a Euro 2012 venue.

Government spokesman Oleh Voloshyn said: 'It portrayed eastern Europe as mentally not equal to the rest of Europe. We believe this report is outrageous, done in the best traditions of Soviet journalism. Ukraine is one the leaders in Europe in terms of religious and racial tolerance.'

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