Trouble: The Italy striker threatened to walk off the pitch if he was racially abused

'At some point during the match then, about 200 supporters started monkey chants when the Italian player Mario Balotelli touched the ball.'

A massive police presence was already guaranteed in Warsaw this evening when a large number of Russia fans intend walking to the stadium in honour of Russia Day.

This is likely to be viewed as a provocative measure by the home supporters given Poland spent 44 years under Russian control following the end of World War II.
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