English professional clubs have splashed out a shocking £1.3million in fines for referee abuse this season, according to reports.
The FA, English football's governing body, has collected £1,279,375 so far this campaign from more than 100 fines given to Premier League and English Football League (EFL) teams.
The staggering figures revealed by The Sun come shortly after Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic was shown a red card for barging referee Chris Kavanagh in his side's 3-1 FA Cup defeat against Manchester United on Sunday.
Mitrovic, team-mate Willian (for a goal-line handball) and manager Marco Silva (for dissent) were all shown their marching orders in a bizarre 40 seconds at Old Trafford, with the Serb and Silva still yet to discover their potential sanctions.