Gordon Taylor, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) chief executive, believes an exclusion zone around referees could help to eradicate players' dissent.
In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, Taylor said the matter should be made a priority as incidents such as those at Old Trafford and White Hart Lane in the last week - where players were seen to disrespect the referee - are now likely to be replicated on smaller stages up and down the country.
"I have made it clear referees should be a no-go area," he told the station.
"It is time managers and players did accept a responsibility because what happens at the top level happens lower down.
"It is the bad points that get highlighted and the game has to be very much aware and do all it can to eradicate it."
Another way to improve matters would be to improve communication channels.
"We have regular meetings with referees and the FA and when there are patterns developing like this then we need to take action," he continued.
"There has been a big campaign last week against dissent and respect for referees but in spite of that the message has not got through so it has to come out louder and clearer."
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