Roy’s rovers
Italy and Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli addresses issues of racist fans ahead of Euro 2012.
before the tournament. It is going to happen. You have to be philosophical.
‘‘We are at the end of a long season, particularly in England, where we don’t have the winter break. Aplayer comes to you maybe carrying a slight injury.
‘‘With Frank it was very unfortunate that he got the muscle injury. With Gareth he had probably been playing through it for a few weeks and, unfortunately, in the game it went.’’