Too weak: Balotelli's agent says UEFA President Michel Platini has not done enough to stop racism

Raiola was impressed with the approach of the English FA to race issues after he met officials.  He said: ‘I have had meetings with the FA and they’ve been very proactive. They are ahead of other countries in Europe.’

The Italian Football Federation said that Balotelli had not complained of a problem during or after Sunday’s game. It is believed the chants were heard by photographers stationed at the end of the stadium where the Spanish fans were sitting.

And last night a Spanish supporters’ group confirmed that up to 200 fans had directed monkey chants at Balotelli. Their spokesman Thomas Herzog said: ‘The majority of the
Spanish supporters reacted in a very positive way, because many of them tried to intervene and stop the fans from singing. We are clearly angry about this small section of Spanish supporters showing this kind of racist behaviour.’

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