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'Balotelli is black and needs to lighten up' - Brescia president Cellino embroiled in racism storm

Serie A finds itself under the microscope yet again as statements made by the club supremo were perceived to have racist undertones

Brescia president Massimo Cellino has found himself in the headlines once again after controversially referring to Mario Balotelli's rocky situation at the club as "black".

Balotelli had been dropped for the Serie A side's clash with Roma on Sunday following a training ground incident that saw coach Fabio Grosso kick the striker out of the session, with Grosso hinting later at a press conference that his charge simply was not putting in enough effort.