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MANCHESTER City star Mario Balotelli revealed yesterday why he was so moved by a trip to Auschwitz — because three members of his family died there.
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The gas chamber victims were two great-grandparents on the side of Italian foster mum Silvia, and a sister of his gran.
The 21-year-old Ghanaian-born striker fought tears on a visit with his Italy team-mates to the camp 50 miles from Krakow.
He said: “When I was 18 I searched in a chest and found letters and documents telling me about this tragic past. I am proud to have come here to pay respects to them and all the dead.”
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