Balotelli threatens to kill racist fans T

The Italy and Manchester City striker, Mario Balotelli has threatened to kill anyone who throws a banana at him in the street or on the pitch during the Euro 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine.

His comments come a day after Sol Campbell, speaking on Panorama, told England fans not to travel to the competition because they could "end up coming back in a coffin".Balotelli, who is preparing with the Italian team for their Group C fixtures, said: "I will not accept racism at all.

It's unacceptable. If someone throws a banana at me in the street, I will go to jail, because I will kill them."The 21-year-old is not a stranger to racism and was once pelted with bananas in a Rome bar before the European Under-21 Championships in June 2009.

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