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🌍 EARTH CUP 2026

⚽ Fair Play for People. Fair Play for Planet. 🌍 Join Earth Cup 2026 — a global youth-led movement for football, the planet and peace A New Ritual for a New Era of Responsibility Before every match or event, youth teams, school groups and junior players are invited to begin with a simple four-minute ritual: the Fair Play Peace Circle® , the opening act of Earth Cup 2026. A circle is formed — a living peace symbol. In the centre, a young person lifts a tree sapling like a tr

Mika Vanhanen

6 days ago2 min read

A Youth-Led Ritual from Finland — Calling the Global Football Community to Act for the Planet and Peace

EMBARGOED UNTIL 10 December 2025 — 08:00 EET PRESS RELEASE — 10 December 2025 Joensuu, Finland — Fair Play Peace Circle® is the world’s first youth-led ritual uniting football, environmental responsibility and peace — transforming pre-match moments into a powerful global call for unity, responsibility and climate action. A New Ritual for a New Era of Responsibility The Fair Play Peace Circle® ritual invites young people to reshape the iconic peace symbol on the football f

Mika Vanhanen

Dec 93 min read

Fair Play Peace Circle®

Football meets nature: before kick-off, participants lift a living tree as a new peace ritual. Backed by UNESCO’s ESD and Sport for Peace vision, the Fair Play Peace Circle® introduces a three-minute act of respect — for people and for the planet. Schools and teams everywhere are invited to join. Images courtesy of CLIP – The Oporto International School (Porto, Portugal) The Peace Circle® has already taken many forms — as a living park, a classroom ritual, a digital twin, a p