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  "id": 10551481,
  "title": "Infantino orders Fifa funding review",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/infantino-orders-fifa-funding-review-10551481",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T22:38:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/29/infantino-orders-fifa-funding-review"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Fifa president Gianni Infantino has ordered an assessment of proposals to distribute additional funding to national associations, following calls from Uefa and CONCACAF for a US$2.1 billion payout from the governing body's reserves. In a letter to the six continental confederation presidents, Infantino stated that the assessment would be presented to the Fifa Council on October 15, with any additional funding subject to financial checks and formal approval. Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin and CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani had proposed that each of Fifa's 211 member associations receive at least US$10 million during the 2027-30 cycle, in addition to existing development funding.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Infantino orders FIFA funding review after UEFA, CONCACAF seek $2.1 billion payout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/infantino-orders-fifa-funding-review-after-uefa-concacaf-seek-2-1",
        "published": "2026-09-28T21:22:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Infantino makes bigger cash pledge to Fifa members",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/infantino-makes-bigger-cash-pledge-to-fifa-members",
        "published": "2026-09-28T22:32:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Infantino orders Fifa funding review",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/infantino-orders-fifa-funding-review",
        "published": "2026-09-28T22:38:25.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}