Sportereignisse und Sportler fesseln Millionen in Stadien und an Fernsehschirmen und animieren Menschen dazu, es ihren Idolen gleichzutun und Sport zu betreiben. ###>In today's report, which I fully endorse and to which I have also tabled a few amendments as the shadow rapporteur, the place of sport as a responsibility of society in its entirety receives particular emphasis, for sport is a significant social phenomenon.