KICK IT OUT warned today that unless referees do their job when players are racially abused, those on the field will have no choice but to “take matters in their own hands.”

Following the abuse a handful of England players recieved in Montenegro on Monday night, there have been countless calls from players, managers and those working behind the scenes of football for the country to be punished severely.

Ahead of this weekend’s round of fixtures, a number of Premier League managers said that they would have no problem if their players took industrial action and left the field of play.