A Soccer Player Picks Up a Ball and Punts It Into the Crowd in the Middle of a Match to Protest Racist Chants (Video)

This is pretty awesome.

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Unfortunately, racist chants during soccer games are nothing new. Last year, during Euro 2012, soccer fans directed racist chants at black players on several different teams. But, they might start to come to an end if more players like A.C. Milan's Kevin-Prince Boateng have anything to say about it.

Recently, Boateng and A.C. Milan were taking part in a match against Pro Patria when several opposing fans started yelling racist chants at him. And, rather than try to ignore them, Boateng picked up the ball in the middle of the match, punted it into the crowd, and walked off the pitch with his teammates right behind him.

Something like this probably isn't going to deter all soccer fans from engaging in racist chants. But, if more games end like this as the result of those fans, it might make a few of them think twice before engaging in racist chants.

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[via The Daily What]

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