The board of the Nobel Peace
Centre said on Monday it
wished to end its formal
cooperation with football’s
scandal-plagued ruling body
FIFA over the “Handshake for
Peace” programme.
The symbolic fair play gesture
has been promoted by FIFA
since 2014 at various levels of
the game, and includes a
handshake between the
captains and referees before
and after the final whistle.
It was used by captains at the
2014 World Cup finals in Brazil
“in the spirit of Alfred Nobel and
Nobel laureates.”
Nobel, a Swedish industrialist
and inventor of dynamite
endowed the Nobel Peace Prize.
“We still believe in the
‘Handshake for Peace’ initiative
and wish for it to live on in the
future,” said Bente Erichsen,
executive director of the Nobel
Peace Centre.
The Nobel Peace Centre said it
would begin discussions with
the Norwegian Football
Association on how to continue
the programme.
FIFA said that the handshakes
would continue as planned at
the ongoing Under-20 World
Cup in New Zealand; the
women’s World Cup in Canada
and future events.
It, however, expressed anger at
how the matter was being
handled.
“We are disappointed to have
learned from the media about
the Nobel Peace Centre’s intent
to terminate the cooperation
with FIFA on the Handshake for
Peace initiative.
“FIFA is reluctant to accept this
unilateral approach on what is a
joint initiative between the
football community and the
Nobel Peace Centre.
“This action does not embody
the spirit of fair play, especially
as it obstructs the promotion of
the key values of peace-building
and anti-discrimination,” FIFA
said in a statement.



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