Balotelli issues apology

Cape Town - Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli tweeted an apology after coming under fire for a potentially racist and anti-Semitic picture he posted on his Instagram account.

See the Instagram post HERE!

The Italian deleted the post shortly after and has now issued an apology.

Balotelli claims the post was "meant to be anti-racist with humour" but the striker understands that taking his post "out of context may have the opposite effect".

Balotelli's full apology:

I apologize if I’ve offended anyone. The post was meant to be anti-racist with humour. I now understand that (...) pic.twitter.com/UlNeNlEz9M

— Mario Balotelli (@FinallyMario) December 2, 2014