Juventus fined for Balo chants
Tuesday 24 November, 2009
Italy's chief of sporting justice Gianpaolo Tosel has fined Juventus £18,000 after fans sang “insulting chants” about Mario Balotelli on Sunday.
During Sunday's match against Udinese sections of the Curva Nord and Curva Sud at the Olimpico sang: “If you jump, Balotelli dies.”
While the chants weren't deemed racist as they did not refer to Balotelli's skin, they were classified as insulting and distasteful.
It's not the first time Juventus fans have been reproached for their attitude towards Balotelli.
During last season's Derby d'Italia a similar incident occurred sparking a debate about what does and what doesn't constitute racism.
Football-Italia