Italian players forced to shake hands after games <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>ROME (AFP) - Italian football league players will be forced to shake hands with opponents after matches from January next year, Italian league organisers said on Thursday. League president Antonio Matarrese told the Ansa news agency that the new initiative, for both first and second division clubs, had been unanimously adopted. "From January 13, players will line up on the half way line at the end of matches and shake hands," Materrese said, adding: "My dream is that one day opposing fans will also shake hands." It was not immediately made clear however what punishment, if any, would be imposed for those players who did not comply. The measure was adopted after Fiorentina set an example following their 2-0 home defeat to Inter Milan when all the players of the Tuscany club shook hands and applauded Inter just before they entered the tunnel leading to the changing rooms. Club officials, coaches, the Italian government and other sporting bodies, conscious of examples being set in high level sport, unanimously praised Fiorentina's initiative.</div>
