Anti-discrimination organisation Kick It Out has called for a "strong response" after a referee booked Nice striker Mario Balotelli for complaining about racist abuse from spectators in Saturday's game against Dijon.
Balotelli drew jeers from the crowd in the second half of Nice's 3-2 loss after seeing an overhead kick attempt fly wide of the goal. The attacker then pointed to the home end and complained to the referee, who then showed the 27-year-old a yellow card.
Kick It Out has criticised the official for disregarding UEFA's policy for such situations, labelling his decision to punish Balotelli instead of taking action against the offenders "unacceptable and wrong".