Soccer:Rio and Anton Ferdinand tonight expressed their disappointment with the Football Association and PFA over their "actions" during the past year.

In a statement released this evening by the brothers' management team NEW ERA GLOBAL SPORTS, the pair insisted they wish to “work with football’s existing organisations towards the betterment of the game and to achieve immediate action”.

In addition, they have claimed the Kick it Out organisation, whilst doing good work in the past, needs to change and have offered to work with it to make it “more relevant in its fight to stamp out racism in football”.

“It has been a year since the incident at Loftus Road,” they said, referring to the flashpoint between Anton and Chelsea captain John Terry that resulted in the latter being banned for four weeks and fined €272,000 (£220,000) by the FA for racially abusing the former.

“During that time, some of the deep divisions that exist in football have been exposed," the statement continued.

“In the coming months there will be ongoing discussions, we are sure, on finding a way forward. We intend to participate in these discussions, along with numerous other current and ex professionals of all races, from the grass roots upwards, across the football community as a whole.”

Both players, along with others in the league, refused to wear the Kick It Out t-shirts the PFA urged its members to don at last weekend's league games.

It is understood those who abstained deemed Terry's punishment for referring to Anton Ferdinand as a "fucking black c**t" as insufficient, while Rio was said to be an advocate of a breakaway union for black players.

"We will not be discussing publicly any issues connected with the case. We are now going to concentrate on playing football," the statement concluded.