Ince has been charged with misconduct by the FA after his dismissal in Sweden and faces an investigation into his alleged 'v-sign'.

The Liverpool midfielder has already had his automatic one-match ban extended to three by UEFA because of comments made to Italian referee Pierluigi Collina as Ince left the field in Stockholm.

The FA has also vowed to "get to the bottom of the matter" and Ince is likely to suffer more punishment before the incident is finally laid to rest.

England coach Glenn Hoddle has maintained a resolute silence as the arguments have dragged on.

But Evans has leapt to the defence of the man he bought from Inter Milan and he clearly feels that unless Ince starts to receive some support from the men from Lancaster Gate, the 31-year-old may consider quitting the international arena for good.

"This is going too far," Evans said.

"Paul is disappointed with the charge and he doesn't feel the FA are on his side at the moment.

"If Glenn (Hoddle) thinks Paul is so important for England he should back him, shouldn't he?"

Ince has 14 days to respond to the misconduct charge - and Liverpool will be giving him their full support.

"We will look at the video and discuss the circumstances," Evans said.

"But the FA seem hell bent on punishing Paul twice.