There are far worse places in the world when it comes to racism, the UK is no exception. Can you imagine an NFL player being showered with racist taunts by twitter? http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/22/sport/football/mario-balotelli-racist-abuse/index.html?hpt=hp_c3 Racist abuse on social media shows no sign of diminishing in European football after British police launched an investigation into abusive tweets sent to Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli.The Italian international tweeted "Man Utd...LOL" on Sunday after Liverpool's rivals Mancheser United slumped to a surprise 5-3 defeat by Leicester City in the English Premier League, seemingly provoking a discriminatory response.