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Brother of Liverpool striker Balotelli racially abused during amateur game

The brother of Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has been racially abused during an amateur game in Italy.

Enock Barwuah is currently at Eccellenza League side Vallecamonica.

The incident occurred during a heated derby with Darfo Boario, as both clubs are based in the Brescia area.

"They called me a dirty n****o, made monkey noises and even brought my brother Mario into it," said Enock.

"In all honesty I didn't understand why they were so focused on me. At the start of the game I was annoyed, as the chants were irritating, but then I pretended not to hear them.

"It's not the first time, although I had not been insulted like this for a long while. People who behave this way do not even deserve me wasting time to think about them.

"The people insulting me are the same ones who outside the stadium salute me. I cannot understand why people can be so nasty."

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