FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for worldwide stadium bans for fans and automatic forfeits for teams whose supporters hurl abhorrent abuse following racist incidents in Italy and England over the weekend.
Infantino said there was no place for discrimination of any kind in football or broader society.
The reaction came after fans aimed monkey chants at AC Milan and France goalkeeper, Mike Maignan during Milan’s dramatic 3-2 win at Udinese.
Referee Fabio Maresca stopped play during the first half as a livid Maignan stormed down the tunnel with his teammates.
Last week, Lazio were hit with a one-match stand closure after supporters directed monkey chants at Romelu Lukaku of Roma during their Italian Cup win over their local rivals.
In England, Coventry midfielder Kasey Palmer accused Sheffield Wednesday fans of doing the same towards him during their English Championship clash, which his team won 2-1.
Palmer labelled the abuse abhorrent and wholly unacceptable, with the match paused as the referee spoke to both managers on the touchline.