Police are investigating racist abuse targeted at Liverpool and Italy striker Mario Balotelli on Twitter. Balotelli was the victim of vile abuse today after a mocking tweet in response to Manchester United's calamitous defeat to Leicester City.
Balotelli, who was in the Liverpool team that lost 3-1 at West Ham yesterday, tweeted: 'Man Utd...LOL' following United's 5-3 loss at Leicester's King Power Stadium. His tweet was met by a string of racist messages, including one which read: 'F*** you Mario you f****** n*****.'
Others tweeted pictures of bananas and told the player to 'get ebola'. The racial abuse is being investigated by Merseyside Police, it emerged tonight.
Asked if they were launching an investigation, a Merseyside Police spokesman said 'yes, we are', adding: 'As far as I am aware there have been no complaints but we have been made aware of it by a number of press inquiries.' Balotelli, born to Ghanaian immigrants in Italy, has been singled out for racist abuse in the past.
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