Italy international striker Mario Balotelli has criticised rapper Kanye West for comments he made over slavery.
West claimed the enslavement of African Americans over centuries was a “choice”.
Speaking to TMZ, the 40-year-old said: “When you hear about slavery for 400 years... for 400 years? That sounds like a choice.
“You was there for 400 years and it's all of y'all? It's like we're mentally imprisoned.”
West partially retracted his comments as he tweeted: “Of course I know that slaves did not get shackled and put on a boat by free will. My point is for us to have stayed in that position even though the numbers were on our side means that we were mentally enslaved.