Privates joke: Jonjo Shelvey appears to the victim of a prank from his friend
Liverpool starlet Jonjo Shelvey has apologised after an explicit photograph was posted on his Twitter account.
The midfielder, tipped as a future England star, has closed down his account after a photo of his private parts was posted on the social networking site, where he had 55,000 followers.
The photo is believed to have been posted by one of his pals as a joke after it was seen on his mobile phone.
The Essex-born youngster, who joined from Charlton last summer, immediately took the photo off his profile and tweeted an apology to fans and followers.
He wrote: 'Apologies for the picture one of my mates messing around with my phone! Sorry!'
Shelvey, who signed for £1.7million, is the latest soccer star to be embarrassed by news of intimate pictures.
Shelvey's picture was the talk of Liverpool message boards, while Twitter user ENKAY posted: 'Kenny Dalglish will not be amused with that tackle.'
Neither Shelvey nor a Liverpool spokesman were available for comment.
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