KICK IT OUT has welcomed Sheffield United’s decision to terminate the contract of Sophie Jones by mutual agreement after the forward was slapped with a five match ban for racially abusing Tottenham defender Renee Hector.

Hector alleged she “received some monkey noises from an opposition player” during a Women’s Championship game at the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium in January, leading to Jones being charged by the Football Association.

Kick It Out told the Star that “verdicts like this underline the importance of calling out discrimination wherever it is heard — in the women’s or men’s game and at any level.”