Cameroon and Barcelona striker Samuel Eto`o says players should walk off the pitch if they face racist abuse.
Eto`o almost walked off the pitch last year at Real Zaragoza, who were merely fined US$11,000 for their fans abuse.
The 26-year-old is furious with lack of action on racism.
"Promises have been made for change - for sanctions to be enforced - but the first move needs to be made and it needs to be made by those who are being subjected to racism," he said.
"Part of me hopes that one day someone will manage to walk off the pitch in protest."
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With the new season in Europe fast approaching Eto`o believes the general public also have a role to play in clamping down on the problem.
Eto`o said: "If we experience this in football it means our society is rotten and that means we`re in a dangerous situation.
"That`s what we need to be fighting against. I think that football is a small thing, but society - just imagine!
"I am treated first and foremost as a footballer, as Samuel Eto`o, but away from the cameras a black man is suffering from racism and nobody cares.
