Balotelli charged over 'anti-Semitic' Instagram message
Mario Balotelli was charged by the English Football Association on Friday for posting a message on a social media site that was criticized for being racist and anti-Semitic. Balotelli uploaded on Instagram a picture of the video-game character Super Mario, with whom the Italy international shares a nickname, with text around the image including "jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a Jew."
The striker, who has been subjected to racial abuse on numerous occasions, posted the image of the computerized character on Monday with the heading "Don't be a racist." However, the FA alleges that the post was "abusive," ''insulting" and "improper," adding that it is an "aggravated breach" of FA rules.
