Police probe racist tweets to Balotelli


LONDON (Reuters) - Police are investigating potentially racist tweets towards Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli after the Italian used the social media site to poke fun at Manchester United following their 5-3 loss at Leicester City on Sunday.

The often outspoken Balotelli, long the subject of racist abuse in Italy, wrote "Man Utd LOL" (laughing out loud) - prompting a deluge of negative replies with some Twitter users using the term "monkey". The posts later disappeared.

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