体坛英语新闻：Liverpool's Balotelli receives fine and one-match ban

LONDON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli will be suspended for one match and fined 25000 pounds by the Football Association for his Super Mario post on social media.

The FA also warned the Italian international of his future conduct and ordered him to attend an education program.

"The charge was that an image the Liverpool player posted on social media was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper," the FA said in an statement.

The posting was considered to be an "Aggravated Breach" as defined in FA rules, it said.

The former Manchester City forward posted an image of computer game character Super Mario on Instagram which included the words " jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a Jew."

He later denied the post was offensive, before apologizing.