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Chief executive of Ajax is Edwin van der Sar. He was a goalkeeper for Manchester United and made 266 appearances.
Edwin van der Sar, chief executive of Ajax, says players will "take matters into themselves" to fight racism if the governing bodies don't do enough.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper, 50, believes the moment is near for players to step in.
The comments were made by the Dutchman at Tuesday's European Club Association press conference.
He said, "We need to act."
Van der Sar, the 35-time Dutch champions' chief executive since 2016, stated: "It is great for organisations to step into if there are widespread racism, but at some points players will take the matter in their own hands, if the governing bodies is not doing enough.
"This moment is getting closer and closer. Organisations need to take stock of these terrible acts from the stands. Talking has been going on for a while."
Bellingham called for the enactment of "proper punishments" after England's win over Hungary at the World Cup in Budapest on Thursday.
He wrote, "Thanks for all the support messages from last night. Part of the game, and will continue to be until the right punishments are imposed by those in power. We can't let hate win, keep smiling!"
Kevin-Prince Boateng, an ex-midfielder for AC Milan, was widely praised after he walked off pitch in a match against fourth-tier Italian side Pro Patria. He had been subject to racist chants.
In an interview with CNN, he stated that he didn't care about the match. He said, "I don’t care what it is - a friendly Italian league or Champions League match. I would walk away again."
Two months later, Mario Balotelli, an ex-striker for AC Milan, threatened to leave the pitch if Balotelli continued to receive racist abuses after a match against Roma.
After an alleged racist comment about Mouctar Diakhaby, Valencia left the field during La Liga's defeat at Cadiz in 2019. They returned to the pitch to finish the match.
PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir were both forced to leave the field in a Champions League tie, with a match official being accused of using a racist term against one of the away team's backroom staff members in December 2020.
Kylian Mbappe, forward for PSG, later stated that he was proud of his team's actions and added: "We are tired, but we don’t want to do this again."
