Liverpool midfielder Gini Wijnaldum believes that football must stop silencing players who speak out against racist abuse.

Wijnaldum was especially upset at a recent incident that involved Mario Balotelli in an Italian Serie A game.

The Netherlands international has taken a vocal position on the matter, which is especially pertinent given the recent racist incidents that have taken place in Dutch football as well.

"It frustrates me a lot," Liverpool midfielder Wijnaldum told CNN.

"Because you don't know what he's feeling.

"With Balotelli it was not the first time that it happened. So why don't you support him and just walk with him from the pitch?"