Samuel Eto'o has slammed the Spanish Football Federation for fining Real Zaragoza £6,000 after their fans hurled abuse at the Cameroon striker.
Barcelona star Eto'o tried to walk off the pitch in protest last Saturday, but was eventually stopped by team-mates, opposition players and the referee, who persuaded him to continue playing.
Referee Esquinas Torres told the federation's disciplinary committee, who gave out the fine, that Eto'o was subjected to constant, abusive chants during the match.
At a press conference in Barcelona, Eto'o said: "A severe punishment was needed to eradicate this problem from football, perhaps the closing of their stadium for a year so that they have to play away."
Eto'o was clearly stunned at the scale of the racist abuse he faced, adding: "It was practically the whole stadium. Is there anything wrong with being black? They are stupid, they buy tickets to watch games in which black footballers are playing.
"I am not the only black in this league and I did what went through my head at the time. I am a football player and in this fight we must take decisions so that we do not feel uncomfortable."
Eto'o's stance was backed by Kick It Out, football's anti-racism campaign, who described the fine as 'pathetic'.
Leon Mann, spokesman for Kick It Out, told the PA Sport Services Football Insider bulletin that the punishment was far too lenient, and has urged the football authorities in Spain to take more drastic measures.
Mann said: "We've seen the succession of pathetic fines from the Spanish Federation, underlining their flippancy towards this issue. It's important to remember that when racism occurs in Spanish football it also occurs in our own living rooms because of the international nature of the game.
"We find it incredible that football administrators in Spain remain in denial over the issue of racism."
