Another Berlusconi steps in it, describes soccer star with N-word

Mario Balotelli's return to play in his native Italy had a terrific start with the striker scoring twice in his debut for AC Milan. Now it's awash in controversy after club president Paolo Berlusconi described the team's star as "negretto di famiglia," a racial slur that translates into some especially ugly English. The remark came at a political rally for the party headed by Berlusconi's older brother and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio, who just a week ago came under fire for lauding Benito Mussolini at a Holocaust rally. Since the club recently staged a walk-off in a friendly match after rival fans racially taunted Kevin Prince-Boateng, the younger Berlusconi will have some explaining to do. [Source]

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