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  "id": 10660619,
  "title": "FIFA accuses UEFA of ‘misinformation’ campaign in bid for World Cup papers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-misinformation-campaign-in-bid-for-world-cup-10660619",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T09:48:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-misinformation-campaign-in-bid-for-world-cup-papers/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "FIFA has accused UEFA of a \"misinformation\" campaign in its bid to access documents related to a shelved plan to sell World Cup rights. The plan, proposed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, would have allowed private investors to acquire stakes in a company created under the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) initiative.\n\nFIFA made the accusation in a court filing in Florida, where UEFA is seeking permission to obtain testimony and documents for use in a planned criminal complaint in Switzerland against Infantino. FIFA claims UEFA's attempt to access the documents is designed to \"influence\" the FIFA presidential election scheduled for next year and is acting \"in bad faith\" and \"for purposes of harassment\".\n\nUEFA had suggested that Infantino sought to profit personally from the FFE proposal, which FIFA denies, calling the allegations \"categorically without merit\". The FFE plan was subject to approval by both FIFA member associations and the FIFA Council, and would have been subject to oversight by both groups within FIFA.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "FIFA accuses UEFA of ‘misinformation’ campaign in bid for World Cup papers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-misinformation-campaign-in-bid-for-world-cup",
        "published": "2026-09-29T07:40:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "FIFA accuses UEFA of 'misinformation campaign' in bid for World Cup papers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-misinformation-campaign-in-bid-for-world-cup-10657464",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:19:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "FIFA accuses UEFA of ‘misinformation’ campaign in bid for World Cup papers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-misinformation-campaign-in-bid-for-world-cup-10660115",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:46:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "FIFA accuses UEFA of 'misinformation campaign' in bid for World Cup papers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-misinformation-campaign-in-bid-for-world-cup-10670655",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:18:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "FIFA accuses UEFA of ‘misinformation campaign’ in bid for World Cup papers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-misinformation-campaign-in-bid-for-world-cup-10676617",
        "published": "2026-09-29T11:19:36.000Z"
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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."
}