Prince Boateng

[WCmilan]

Did you guys know that in the 15 games boateng featured in this season as a starter or a sub he's managed 56 shots with only 13 on goal and 0 goals.. I think he's still his old self it's really a question of finding his shooting boots and getting some motivation

[Best-Pundit]

Did you guys know that in the 15 games boateng featured in this season as a starter or a sub he's managed 56 shots with only 13 on goal and 0 goals.. I think he's still his old self it's really a question of finding his shooting boots and getting some motivation

Funny if this loser does all those crazy shootings and running from the deep midfield (along with Monty & De Jong), we all will be loving him for his efforts and hard work & would be comparing him with like of Davids and Vieira etc. But the fact that he is doing all those things at the wrong position of the filed, simply makes him look like and idiot and the worse player of AC Milan. The prestigious #10 doesn't help his case either. Just wondering whose idea it was to hand him the #10 jersey

[ZvonimirBoban]

Did you guys know that in the 15 games boateng featured in this season as a starter or a sub he's managed 56 shots with only 13 on goal and 0 goals.. I think he's still his old self it's really a question of finding his shooting boots and getting some motivation

Funny if this loser does all those crazy shootings and running from the deep midfield (along with Monty & De Jong), we all will be loving him for his efforts and hard work & would be comparing him with like of Davids and Vieira etc. But the fact that he is doing all those things at the wrong position of the filed, simply makes him look like and idiot and the worse player of AC Milan. The prestigious #10 doesn't help his case either. Just wondering whose idea it was to hand him the #10 jersey

Maybe his own idea? Maybe he requested the #10 jersey? I read it somewhere.

[WCmilan]

Fact is I think milan should have layed off putting him in the spotlight and giving him the #10.. He's still the same good player he was last year I just think he is lacking confidence and is under a lot of pressure.. If we were winning all our games nobody would talk bad of prince

[sylrus]

does he deserve with the red card last night?
his goal is amazing btw against catania

[ACMILAN1983]

I didn't think the red card was fair personally, I think it was a yellow card at most. That said, by FIFA rules I believe a foul from behind is a direct red card, though in this instance the ref could have made a judgement call.

[xudong]

That certain could be a straight red, but if the referee was consistent, Catania should also have received two more red cards for similar fouls. Boateng's style looks very aggresive, and yet he still dives at times. I don't think that would make him referees' favorite. Boateng should learn from Pirlo, who seems to be able to get away from getting cards.

[xudong]

Boateng: 'Stop racism forever'
By Football Italia staff

Kevin-Prince Boateng took to Twitter after storming off amid racist abuse to end Milan’s friendly with Pro Patria. “Shame that these things still happen.”

The Ghanaian had been repeatedly insulted by a small group of Pro Patria supporters in the stands when he kicked the ball into their section.

He then took off his shirt and walked away, followed by captain Massimo Ambrosini and the rest of the Rossoneri squad, in protest at the racist chanting. The friendly match was abandoned.

“Shame that these things still happen... #StopRacismForever” wrote Boateng on his Twitter feed.

Pro Patria President Pietro Vavassori was horrified by the incident and apologised on Sky Sport Italia.

“The people who made the racist chants have been isolated. These people were not familiar to us at the stadium and they used this event to ruin a celebration of football.

“I am bitter about this and feel speechless. The club can’t do anything when faced with these incidents.

“Milan’s decision was understandable, as some of their players did not want to resume the game because they were upset by the incident.”

Rossoneri midfielder Riccardo Montolivo also wrote his reaction on Twitter.

“In 2013 these things still happen... How sad. I’m disappointed for the families who were present and give the utmost solidarity to my teammates. Shame on you.”

Stephan El Shaarawy wrote on his Twitter account: “I am truly speechless at a shameful afternoon. I’m sorry for the intelligent people at Busto, but it was right to walk away...”

http://www.football-italia.net/29016/boa...sm-forever

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Mayor blames Boateng for racist chants
By Football Italia staff

The Italian Players’ Association and FIGC publicly supported Kevin-Prince Boateng after he abandoned a friendly match due to racist chanting, but the Busto Arsizio Mayor incredibly blamed the Ghanaian.

The Milan midfielder interrupted today’s game with Lega Pro Second Division team Pro Patria by kicking the ball into the stands and walking off, followed by his teammates.

“It was a good signal to send out,” said Italian Players’ Association (AIC) President Damiano Tommasi.

“The ideal is not to suspend games, though, but rather be able to kick out those responsible for these incidents.”

Barbara Berlusconi, who is the daughter of President Silvio Berlusconi and on the Milan Board of Directors, also weighed in.

“We need zero tolerance for these incidents and games ought to be suspended even in Serie A. It is a shocking incident and it was right to leave the field. We can’t always pretend we don’t see or hear these things.”

Federation President Giancarlo Abete also released a statement on the official FIGC website.

“Any sanction or punishment could not cancel out the disgust for a shocking and intolerable incident. The Federation has already begun an investigation to discover who is responsible and collaborate with the Police to punish the racists who ruined a friendly game.

“We show full solidarity to the players who were victims of the racist chants and to Milan who refused to finish the game, a decision that was shared by the referee – who had already suspended play twice – and the authorities in the stadium.

“We must react strongly and without the protection of silence to isolate those delinquents who transformed a friendly match into a disgusting situation that offends all of Italian football.

“Today’s incident confirms once more we must not lower our guard against racial discrimination and racist undertows of society, calling together all the healthy elements of football to fight them.”

However, one lone voice refusing to condemn the racist chants was the Mayor of Busto Arsizio, an industrial town between Varese and Milan.

“It was above all the fault of a bunch of idiots, maybe even of a bunch of professionals who didn’t know how to do their jobs properly – by which I mean the referee and some players,” declared Mayor Gigi Farioli.

“If these professionals had been able to do their jobs, then it wouldn’t have ruined a festival of football that at that point could no longer continue.

“Boateng kicked the ball at 200km/h at a fan and we all know that a reaction foul from a professional player is punished more severely than any other foul. In any other stadium in Italy, he would’ve been sent off.

“But if this had been at the Bernabeu or at San Siro, Boateng would not have had such an improper reaction.”

Farioli was elected with support from the Lega Nord (an anti-immigration party that wants to separate the north of Italy from the poorer south) and the Popolo della Liberta (Milan President Berlusconi’s centre-right party).

http://www.football-italia.net/29020/may...ist-chants

What a fucking disgrace. Thanks to that, you can see there will be still a long way to go before racism is completely wiped out of calcio.

[ACMILAN1983]

I find some of the comments against this action ridiculous. I read on Milannews some guy say Boateng acted like a wuss lmao.

Most disappointing are the reactions Gattuso and Seedorf have shown for me, especially as they are ex-players/teammates. Gattuso's questioning of whether it was racism simply because the town has people of many cultures is ignorance of the highest order. These people who did this stuff may not actually believe that black people (or other ethnic minorities) are "lesser people", but their actions were not only demeaning, dehumanising and insulting, but rather they encouraged attitudes which shouldn't have a place or is acceptable in modern society. Gattuso might be trying to defend Italy and this town, but as a result is turning a blind eye to what happened, essentially saying it wasn't that bad, just idiots being idiots. It irritates me that he said this (even going as far as to say he's white and still been booed), as everyone is acknowledging it was very much a minority of people that did this and this is a very serious issue that needs to be dealt with throughout the world of football.

Seedorf's comments aren't as stupid, but I think he's being idealistic. Saying that the racists were empowered by our players coming off isn't true, as the result has been an International condemning of their actions shows that by doing what they did, the players made a massive statement in the football world. Had they not gone off, what would have happened? I'm certain the actual fans who were at the stadium wouldn't have gone against the minority as they did. I'm certain that we wouldn't have high profile figures like Rio Ferdinand and Patrick Viera publicly commenting on this. I'm certain that 99% of the world press that has covered the story wouldn't have said a word about the racism. I read that many people will be serving time in prison before coming here, which I'm certain wouldn't have happened had the players not come off. Seedorf wants the ideal, which is authorities (footballing and otherwise) will act strongly against racism. I want this too, but until FIFA and UEFA decide to take their fingers out of their backsides and actually do something, as well as authorities such as police and security, then this problem won't disappear or be dealt with, unless players and those in the game actually start making stands against it themselves.

I applaud Boateng's stance, as well as the rest of our players. What happened shouldn't happen in or outside of football and if others won't start making a difference, then the players should themselves. After all, discrimination is unfair and unjust and no one should have to deal with it, especially in their place of work.

[xudong]

Thanks for sharing, Dev. I have not seen the original quotes of Gattuso and Seedorf, but based on what you posted here, I am absolutely sharing your sentiments. Particularly that of Gattuso was quite disheartening to hear, but we have to remember that nobody is perfect and Gattuso is known to make some stupid comments from time to time.

I don't necessarily oppose the argument that it is the racists who should leave instead of our players. Yes, in an ideal world, that should have happened; but since it is not happening yet (hopefully soon, those bastards will go to jail where they truly belong and be banned from stadiums forever), someone has to leave to send out a strong and unambiguous signal that such bigotry should no longer be tolerated. And if that someone was not the racist fans, I am glad that it was our players and I take pride in it.

Boateng and AC Milan have done more to stop racism in a day than UEFA have done in 58 years.