Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng were part of the Milan team.Boateng, English referee Howard Webb and Football Association chief executive David Bernstein are all members.A friendly between Milan and Pro Patria in January was suspended because of racist chants aimed at Boateng.An announcement was made ordering the chants to cease before play resumed, with the game going on to end goalless.Following that incident, the Italian Football Federation introduced new rules to help referees deal with racist behaviour.Roma captain Francesco Totti, who had complained to the referee about the chants, then went to speak to the fans.Should any such announcements fail to have an effect on offenders, match and stadium officials are ultimately authorised to abandon the game.Play was stopped for about two minutes at the beginning of the second half after chants aimed at Milan's black players from the visiting supporters.In March, Fifa announced the formation of a new taskforce designed to tackle discrimination in the game.
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