A Russian fan in Salzburg: The flag features the Waffen-SS skull in a Celtic Cross, which is a racist symbol for white supremacy.
As Spanish fans continue their celebrations, the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network has presented its report into incidents of racism and discrimination at Euro 2008.
FARE's report comes after news that Croatia's football federation had been fined nearly £10,000 over the racist behaviour of some of the team's fans during their quarter-final defeat to Turkey.
The report states that overall the tournament had passed with isolated incidents given the numbers of supporters attending, but noting “a number of issues that are a cause for concern”.
FARE had monitors from twelve nationalities inside stadiums at each of the 31 games, in fan zones and in streets nearby to stadiums, tasked with reporting back on abuse and harassment arising from racism and other forms of discriminatory behaviour.
The FARE observers recorded incidents including examples of racism, far-right activity, extreme nationalism, and homophobia. All reports have been passed to governing body UEFA where the control and disciplinary body will investigate the incidents.
In part the incidents reflect greater vigilance with increased levels of monitoring and more visible messages such as the Unite Against Racism programme, which has included a FARE training guide for staff working at stadiums on how to identify and deal with racism and racist symbols.
Kurt Wachter from Austrian FARE partner FairPlay-vidc said "As the NGO network concerned about the potential levels of racism and discrimination at the UEFA EURO 2008 championship we have seen that the majority of fans have had a positive experience.
"However our observers have first hand evidence of enough incidents to know that the problem has far from disappeared.
"There are a number of issues that cause concern, such as the continuing presence of far-right symbols at games and around stadiums. It’s also disappointing to see the levels of homophobia in mainstream fan culture.
"It is a shame, for example, that thousands of members of the Oranje army of Holland have been singing homophobic songs directed at Luca Toni, and that some Croatian, Italian, Spanish, Russian and German fans have used gestures, symbols and chants to associate their support to the far-right.
"The challenges for FARE remain clear as the work continues beyond the Euros."
A compilation of photos relating to the report can be viewed here.
