Balotelli: I get treated badly because I'm black

Balotelli: I get treated badly because I'm blackThe latest unfair treatment came just last week when he was singled out by Italy fans while he trained with the national team at the pre-World Cup base near Florence.

The 23-year-old feels that, because he is black, he is criticised more for his actions than he would be if he were white.

"I make some mistakes and I always pay for them," he told GQ Italy. "But if I were white they would only insult me for the mistakes.

"The problem is not the things that I do but that these things are allowed to happen to me.

"It is only the stupid and the ignorant who take issue with me. I'm different and this annoys people."