FIFA, the world governing body of football, is holding its first ever Conference in Racism in Football this Friday as part of its Congress to be held in Buenos Aires.

The Let's Kick Racism Out of Football campaign in England was first established in 1993/94 by the Commission for Racial Equality and the Professional Footballers Association to tackle the mass racist chanting aimed at black footballers from the terraces which blighted our game from the 1970s onwards.

The FA joined the campaign in 1995, and helped to bring together a coalition of opinion right across the game - including representatives of leagues, clubs, players, managers, referees and fans - to focus on racism. This led to the formation of Kick It Out as a co-ordinating body for the campaign in 1997, with the funding supplied by The FA, the FA Premier League, the Professional Footballers Association and the Football Foundation.

Huge progress has been made in England over recent years in combating the most overt forms of racism in professional football, and the work done in this country is well-recognised around the world.

As such, The FA and Kick It Out were consulted by FIFA executives in advance of this week's Conference, and invited to make contributions which will help to explain the measures undertaken to combat racism within England, and to give guidance to other national associations about how they can get involved.