LONDON: Mario Balotelli has risked causing a race row with an Instragram post that referenced race and Judaism.

The controversial Liverpool striker posted an image which referenced Nintendo character Super Mario as someone who ”jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a jew’, according to The Daily Telegraph.

He later deleted the post and tweeted ‘my Mom is jewish so all of u shut up please.’

Astonishingly it was the second provocative post the Italy forward had posted on the social media site in 24 hours.

Earlier he had posted a photoshopped picture which showed him holding his arm between the teeth on an image of Luis Suarez on a poster. He also deleted that after disgruntled Liverpool fans kicked up a fuss.

Balotelli is currently injured but his social media activities could see him handed a ban if the FA decide to investigate.

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