Social media use a problem, says Pool chief

Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre says the use of social media by players is a problem. Reds striker Mario Balotelli was charged on Friday by the FA for an Instagram post.

The 24-year-old reposted an image which appeared to contain anti-Semitic and racist references before apologising.

“Given the choice we’d love to keep all our players away from social media because it really is a problem,” Ayre said.