'Great experience'
"People here are direct, passionate, vocal," Cally told uefa.com while preparing ravioli outside her tent in the middle of a huge campsite during a break between games. "The message is clear: we're all here to loudly express our opinion against racism. This is a great experience, I don't think that something this big could have happened in the States."

'Spirit'
Jason had arrived in Italy from Germany where he had been following the fortunes of the United States at the FIFA World Cup. The US may not have made it out of the group stage, but he was happy to join in the Azzurri's celebrations after their victory against France in Berlin. "It was fun to watch my national team playing, but I didn't care so much about the results," he said. "Here everybody is playing with a similar spirit. The result is not important. The experience, the message and celebration are."

'Fantastic atmosphere'
Two hundred and four teams took part in the tournament, 40 per cent of them made up of players from different nationalities and cultures. During the tournament 650 matches were played on 17 different pitches, but many other friendly games took place as well. "It's like when I was a kid," explained Simon. "You just start a game and everybody is free to join in. There is a fantastic atmosphere. It looks like a big music and peace festival, almost like Woodstock."

Racist problem
Carlo Balestri, an event organiser since the first tournament ten years ago, is satisfied with the how things went, but believes that racism is still a big problem in football. "Our message goes out on two different levels," he explained. "We are trying to reach the world of professional football and the normal people. I hope one day there will be regular dialogue between clubs and fans, especially regarding delicate matters such as racism in football."

Awards
After five days of games, cultural initiatives and parties on Sunday, various trophies were awarded: a group from Leeds called Republica Internationale won the Coppa Mondiali Antirazzisti for their social initiatives during the year. Dinamo Wintrad from Kassel won the Coppa FairPlay, while fans group Ultras Ancona won the Coppa Ultrà, for the team with best supporters. A new trophy, the Coppa Video, was awarded this year to Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, a team of Palestinian and Israeli players living in a village in Israel. Their video "Face to Face" was directed by Daniell Mitzman and Mariagrazia Moncada.

Winners
Traktor DGB Nordhessen won the award for the best uniforms, while Antifa Kickers Kreuzberg won the female tournament. Last but not least African Stars FC, a team of Nigerian players living and working in Budapest, won the football tournament ahead of Devils Bordeaux and Brigade Berzig from Berlin and Liepzig. But the real winner was the fight against racism in football - a campaign which will continue with UEFA at the vanguard of the campaign.