A photographer was reported to have witnessed a steward retrieving a banana in the 1-1 Group C draw in Poznan as well as hearing monkey chants directed at Italy striker Mario Balotelli. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/jun/banana.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 385px; " /> A steward holds a banana after picking it up off from the pitch during Italy vs Croatia match. Pic/AFP European football&rsquo;s governing body confirmed they were aware of the claims, telling Press Association: &ldquo;We are looking into the reports.&rdquo; Balotelli said before Euro 2012 that he would &ldquo;kill&rdquo; anyone who threw a banana at him in the street and would &ldquo;not accept racism at all&rdquo;.u00a0

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UEFA were yesterday "looking into" claims a banana was thrown on to the pitch during Italy's European Championship game against Croatia on Thursday.

UEFA to probe banana incident and racial abuse at Balotelli

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