AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has revealed he could leave AC Milan and Serie A after being subjected to racist chants in a friendly match in Italy.
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The Ghanaian international complained to the referee of the abuse before walking off the pitch against Lega Pro Seconda Divisione A side Aurora Pro Patria 1919, followed by his team-mates, after just 26 minutes of the match.
Boateng's actions have since been applauded around the globe and after admitting he would repeat his actions if he was again abused, the former Tottenham man revealed he may now consider a move away.
He said: "I don't care what game it is - a friendly, Serie A or Champions League match, I'd walk off the pitch again and I think everyone would support me."
He added in Germany's Bild newspaper: "It's not something which you can just shake off.
"I will sleep on it for the next three nights and then sit down with my agent Roger Wittmann next week. We will have to see if it's really worth carrying on playing in Italy.
"I was angry, sad, shocked. For things like this still to happen in 2013 is a disgrace, not just for Italy, but for football in the whole world.
"I wanted to send out a signal to the whole world that things cannot go on like this. We need to open our eyes. Enough is enough. Racism has no place in football.
"I could hear the first monkey calls after five minutes when I was on the ball. At first, I didn't think anything of it, but then it happened over and over again. I went to the referee and told him that if I hear it again, then I'd quit.
"He tried to calm me down. When it started again in the 26th minute with the monkey calls, then I thought 'that's it, I'm not carrying on'."
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