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AC Milan forward Mario Balotelli fined ?10,000 for vulgar gesture at Inter fans after derby

By: The Associated Press

Posted: 02/26/2013 8:20 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 02/26/2013 8:21 AM

AC Milan forward Mario Balotelli, left, gets the ball past Inter Milan Colombian midfielder Fredy Guarin during a Serie A soccer match at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

MILAN - AC Milan forward Mario Balotelli has been fined €10,000 ($13,300) by the Italian league for making a vulgar gesture at Inter Milan fans while walking off the pitch after Sunday's derby.

Meanwhile, Inter was fined €50,000 ($66,500) for racist chants and insulting banners held aloft by its fans directed at Balotelli, who is of Ghanaian descent.

Milan was also fined €10,000 ($13,300) for an insulting banner that its fans unveiled.

In the second half of the match, which ended 1-1, Balotelli held a finger to his mouth toward Inter fans, signalling for quiet.

Inter supporters also waved inflated bananas and whistled at Balotelli.

Balotelli played for Inter from 2006-10, helping the club to a treble in 2010. He already has four goals for Milan after joining from Manchester City last month.

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