A/69/340 charity also holds workshops for players, coaches and referees to educate them on how to deal with racism on the field and in stands, using real-life scenarios taken from practical experience. The workshops explore the responses of the stakeholders in such situations with a view to controlling and minimizing racist incidents . 58. Similarly, the Never Again Association aims to raise awareness of the issue of racism and xenophobia, and to build a broad and inclusive movement against racism and discrimination in Poland. 58 In partnership with UEFA, the Association has implemented several educational and awareness-raising activities during regional football championships in Poland and Ukraine. 59 In addition, in cooperation with UEFA and the Football against Racism in Europe (FARE) network, the Association has set up the East Europe Monitoring Centre to collect data on racist incidents that occur during football matches in the region. 60 59. The Special Rapporteur was also informed of the initiatives undertaken by the International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism, based in France, which has partnered with football clubs in the first and second divisions of the French football league to run anti-discrimination activities. 61 The League has developed and produced a mobile application that allows supporters to identify and denounce racist or anti-Semitic acts during football games. 62 It also provides support to youth tournaments that combine sports activities with seminars and workshops on racism. 63 IV. Conclusions and recommendations 60. The Special Rapporteur welcomes the numerous initiatives and frameworks adopted by international and regional organizations and sports federations, national sports federations, Governments and civil society to prevent and combat racism, racial hatred, xenophobia, racial discrimination and related intolerance in sports. Notwithstanding the progress made by the initiatives undertaken at several levels, racism in sports has proved to be a resilient and complex problem with different manifestations. Racism and discrimination in sports go beyond utterances, and include discrimination in access to sports by racial and ethnic groups. In this respect, the Special Rapporteur recommends to all stakeholders that they continue to support existing initiatives while creating environments that foster the debate on racism and intolerance, and continue to raise awareness of existing patterns of discrimination. It is important that all stakeholders integrate their efforts to expand these positive initiatives so as to counterbalance the pernicious effects of racism and discrimination in sports. __________________ 58 59 60 61 62 63 14-59616 See http://www.nigdywiecej.org/303-78 (accessed 24 July 2014). See http://www.nigdywiecej.org/images/czytelnia/ang/Respect_Diversity_Project_Report.pdf (accessed 24 July 2014). See http://www.nigdywiecej.org/media/pdf/HATEFUL_-_Eastern_Europe_Monitoring% 20Report.pdf (accessed 24 July 2014). See http://licra.org/fr/commission/lutte-contre-racisme-dans-sport-licra-s%E2%80%99associeaux-semaines-fare (in French; accessed 21 July 2014). See http://www.farenet.org/news/french-professional-clubs-highlight-anti-racist-mobile-app/ (accessed 21 July 2014). http://licra.org/fr/nos-campagnes (in French; accessed 21 July 2014). 19/21