Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo has caused anger by posting a picture of the late Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar on his Instagram page.
Rojo published the controversial picture with a quote from Escobar underneath.
"Only
those who went hungry with me and stood by me when I went through a bad
time at some point in life will eat at my table," the quote read.
The post sparked fury among some people on the social media website and has since been deleted from his account.
One
user on Instagram, ‘maikomolano.s’ responded to the post: "How bad
@Marcosrojo that you admire the words of somebody who did so much damage
to our country."
Escobar was head of the famous Medellin Cartel which was responsible for thousands of deaths in Colombia in the 1980s and 1990s.
His bloody cocaine trafficking campaign came to an end in 1993 when he was shot dead by Colombian Police.
According to a report in the Daily Mail,
Rojo is not set to be charged by the FA over the photo but will receive
a warning of his responsibilites by the governing body.
The FA have
been clamping down on political or inappropriate messages posted on
footballer’s social media accounts in recent times.
Manchester United refused to comment on the matter.
Rojo’s transgression follows Mario Balotelli’s
suspension and fine for breaking the FA’s social media rules in
December with a controversial post branded by some as 'racist'.
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