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 

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.