We have all see the campaign videos banners on the TV before the games, posters and banners, but how serious do UEFA take racism.
The latest in a very long line of incidents involving black players sees Liverpool and England youngster Rhian Brewster come out and highlight seven occasions of racial abuse in the last year alone.
The 17 year old who has had an incredible season including winning the U17 World Cup has recalled these incidents in an eye opening interview in the Guardian
which can be read in full by clicking here
UEFA could certainly do more but it's hard for them to act in cases like this where it's happening in youth matches with few cameras/microphones to pick up on it.
Clubs/national teams need to do more to educate young players. While there are isolated incidents everywhere, there are certain parts of the world and certain countries where this kind of abuse keeps happening. Stadium bans/fines don't solve the problem in the long-term.
UEFA needs to get tough. English clubs were banned from European football for five years following the Heysel disaster. Similar bans should be applied to systemic offenders. Only then will those countries get serious about tackling racism.