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  "id": 10623481,
  "title": "Gianni Infantino opens the door to bigger FIFA funding for member nations from its $6bn reserve",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/gianni-infantino-opens-the-door-to-bigger-fifa-funding-for-member",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T06:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gianni-infantino-opens-door-bigger-061500975.html"
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  "summary": "FIFA President Gianni Infantino has expressed openness to increasing funding for member nations from the organization's $6 billion reserve, in response to calls from UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin, CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani, and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Shaikh Salman. The proposals were forwarded to all six confederation presidents and members of the FIFA Council in a letter, which Infantino confirmed would be discussed at the next meeting on October 15. While Infantino did not specify a figure, he emphasized that he would support \"the greatest level of additional funding that can responsibly be delivered through FIFA's proper governance process, applied fairly and supported by transparent and auditable arrangements.\" The request comes after the withdrawal of a previous proposal to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), which was deemed too commercial. Infantino instructed FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom to consolidate the proposals into a single assessment before the October meeting.",
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        "published": "2026-09-28T21:22:07.000Z"
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
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        "published": "2026-09-28T22:32:29.000Z"
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        "title": "Infantino orders Fifa funding review",
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        "published": "2026-09-28T22:38:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Infantino opens door to bigger Fifa payouts for 211 members",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/infantino-opens-door-to-bigger-fifa-payouts-for-211-members",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:17:30.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Infantino makes bigger cash pledge to Fifa members",
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        "published": "2026-09-29T04:28:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "FIFA accuses European football chiefs of 'harassment' against Gianni Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/fifa-accuses-european-football-chiefs-of-harassment-against-gianni",
        "published": "2026-09-29T06:14:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Gianni Infantino backs proposal for federation payments from FIFA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/gianni-infantino-backs-proposal-for-federation-payments-from-fifa",
        "published": "2026-09-29T06:19:15.000Z"
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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."
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