Wigan owner Dave Whelan has said that footballers who complain about racism on the pitch are "out of order".

The Latics chairman, who was commenting in the wake of Anton Ferdinand and Patrice Evra's recent accusations of racial abuse, insists that victims of racism should just "get on with it".

"If a white man insults a black man, that's big, big news," the 74-year-old told radio station LBC 97.3. "If a black man insults a white man, that's nothing, and it's expected.

"So I just think we should forget colour, and, you know, it doesn't bother anybody. When they're playing at such a level, you know the stress is there. If they call somebody white, if they call somebody black, you've just got to get on with it.

"You know I think the players who come and complain sometimes, they're a little bit out of order. The game is a game, whether you're white, black, pink, red, it doesn't matter. We're all equal, and we should get on with it."

John Terry is currently under investigation following allegations of racism in Chelsea's game against QPR on Sunday, October 23.