ANTI-discrimination body Kick It Out today slammed the decision to book Mario Balotelli for pointing out he was being racially abused by rival fans during a match on Saturday.

Referee Nicolas Rainville showed the Nice attacker a yellow card for telling him about the chants aimed at him by the Dijon fans.

Kick It Out said Rainville’s decision was “unacceptable and wrong” and urged a “strong response from the French football authorities.”