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Nobel severs ties with scandal-hit FIFA

Updated on: 17 June,2015 07:12 AM IST  | 
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The Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo announced that it will end its partnership with football's world governing body FIFA, which has been engulfed by an unprecedented corruption scandal

Nobel severs ties with scandal-hit FIFA

Sepp Blatter talks to the press during the FIFA Post Congress Week conference on May 30 in Zurich, Switzerland

Oslo: The Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo announced that it will end its partnership with football's world governing body FIFA, which has been engulfed by an unprecedented corruption scandal.

Sepp Blatter talks to the press during the FIFA Post Congress Week conference on May 30 in Zurich, Switzerland. Pic/Getty Images
Sepp Blatter talks to the press during the FIFA Post Congress Week conference on May 30 in Zurich, Switzerland. Pic/Getty Images 


The Nobel centre and FIFA have been partners in the "Handshake for Peace" initiative between team captains and officials since 2012. "The board of directors asked management to end cooperation with FIFA as soon as circumstances permit," said centre, an offshoot of the Nobel Committee which awards the Nobel Peace Prize.


The Nobel statement did not explicitly refer to the accusations of corruption at FIFA that have delivered a body blow to the organisation's prestige. FIFA has been increasingly isolated since May, when a US investigation into the corruption allegations brought charges against 14 people.


The scandal spectacularly brought down FIFA boss Sepp Blatter and has also cast doubt on the fairness of the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, to be staged in Russia and Qatar respectively.

On Friday, Interpol pulled out of a 20 million euro ($23 million) deal with the organisation to promote integrity in sport. And several sponsors — including Coca-Cola, Adidas, Visa, McDonald's and Hyundai — have welcomed an announcement by Blatter that he would resign. FIFA expressed its disappointment yesterday at news that Nobel Peace Centre will end its partnership with football's world governing body.

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