( CNN ) -- Mario Balotelli 's knack of attracting the wrong type of headlines shows no sign of abating with the Italian international facing a possible English Football Association charge for 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 . '' Balotelli quickly deleted the Instagram image , before tweeting : `` My Mom is jewish so all of u shut up please , '' a reference to his foster mother , Silvia . He apologized Tuesday on Twitter explaining the post `` was meant to be anti-racist with humor . '' He added : `` I now understand that out of context may have the opposite effect . Not all Mexicans have mustaches , not all black people jump high and not all Jewish people love money . `` I used a cartoon done by someone else because it has Super Mario and I thought it was funny and not offensive . Again , I 'm sorry . '' Liverpool said they plan to speak to Balotelli , who has missed the club 's last three games due to a groin injury he picked up on international duty in November . `` We are aware of the posting which has since been promptly deleted by the player , '' said Liverpool in a statement . However , former FA executive Simon Johnson called on the FA to punish the 24-year-old Balotelli . `` We abhor all forms of racism , wherever it is found , '' Johnson , who is the current chief executive of the Jewish Leadership Council , told the Daily Telegraph . `` We call upon the FA to investigate this offensive social media post and to take action if appropriate if we are to succeed in kicking racism out of football . '' Playing iIn Italy , Balotelli frequently faced racist abuse in stadiums , while in September Merseyside police investigated racist remarks on Twitter made to Balotelli after he posted a message during Manchester United 's 5-3 defeat against Leicester City . Balotelli has yet to score a Premier League goal since joining Liverpool from AC Milan in the summer transfer window , though he did find the net against Ludogorets in the Champions League as well as against Swansea in the English League Cup . The minimum ban for race-related rule breaches is five games under the FA 's social media guidelines .
Mario Balotelli under scrutiny for racially insulting Jewish and black people . Italian international media apology on Twitter for reposting the image . English Speaking Association looking into the issue . Jewish Leadership Council chief executive to say ' offensive '