Manchester City's maverick striker has spoken out on racism as English football battles to preserve its image against a backdrop of racist allegations and episodes.
In a rare interview with Time Magazine, Balotelli, who suffered racist abuse while playing in Italy for Inter Milan, gave a withering verdict on those who discriminate because of skin colour.
"Racist people are few and you can do nothing against [to change] them," said Balotelli.
"You can talk, you can do what you want, but you can't do anything because they are just stupid people.
"When I wasn't famous, I had a lot of friends, almost all of them Italian," he says. "The racism only started when I started to play football."
"But me, personally, I hope I can help Italy to be a modern country like England or America."
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