Paolo Berlusconi: Mario Balotelli

Paolo Berlusconi Dept: In a much viewed video clip, Paolo Berlusconi told a crowd of supporters Sunday that he was off to the soccer stadium to see Mario Balotelli, a prolific striker recently acquired by his brother's AC Milan soccer team - calling him by an insulting and patronizing term for black people, according to CTV. While the brothers' comments have caused international bafflement, there may be a political element and rOME -- Last week it was Silvio Berlusconi who got into hot water for praising Benito Mussolini. This week it's the former premier's younger brother who has sparked outrage - by calling an Italian superstar soccer player of African descent the family's little black boy. Italy has had blatant episodes of racism in soccer, with monkey chants against black players a relatively common occurrence. Paolo Berlusconi's racist quip in Milan Now, let's go see the family's little black boy, the hot head provoked chuckles among the friendly crowd, although scathing comments soon flooded the Internet. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.