The Extraordinary Congress of FIFA, meeting in Buenos Aires on 7 July 2001, ratified the Resolution to fight racism approved on the day before by the FIFA Conference against racism. The limitations of the football family to fully overcome a phenomenon whose origin is both historic and social was fully acknowledged. Football, given its global reach, power and influence has a duty to act in a responsible and progressive manner. RESOLUTION The Extraordinary Congress of FIFA, meeting in Buenos Aires on 7 July 2001, according to the Statutes of FIFA, and representing all National Associations and Continental Confederations united in football's world governing body, having considered the term "racism" in the current context to apply primarily to acts of discrimination based above all, but not exclusively, upon differences between human individuals on the basis of skin colour and ethnic origin having noted with deep concern the current infiltration of racist elements into football stadium