(CNN) -- Why always him? Mario Balotelli's knack of attracting the wrong type of headlines shows no sign of abating after the enigmatic forward was charged by the English Football Association with racially stereotyping Jewish and black people in a social media post. The FA is looking into Balotelli's reposting of a Nintendo character Super Mario image that underneath had the words "jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a jew." "Mario Balotelli has been charged by The FA in relation to a recent posting on social media," read the statement. "It is alleged the Liverpool player breached FA Rule E3[1] in that his posting was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper.
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Mario Balotelli charged by English Football Association
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Italian international issued apology on Twitter for reposting Instagram image
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Has until 6pm on December 15 to respond to charge
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Jewish Leadership Council chief executive labeled post 'offensive'
"We are aware of the posting which has since been promptly deleted by the player," said @placeholder in a statement.