{
  "id": 11109589,
  "title": "Infantino should have no place in future of football – Pinto",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/infantino-should-have-no-place-in-future-of-football-pinto",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T04:44:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/infantino-should-have-no-place-in-future-of-football-pinto/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rui Pinto, the computer hacker who released documents leading to the Premier League investigation into Manchester City, has criticized Fifa president Gianni Infantino. Pinto claims that Infantino, then Uefa general secretary, interfered to help City and Paris St-Germain avoid financial fair play sanctions. According to Pinto, Infantino helped the clubs overvalue sponsorship deals to meet FFP rules, and when facing sanctions, he arranged for more lenient punishments in 2014. Pinto argues that Infantino's actions as Uefa general secretary and, more recently, as Fifa president have damaged the sport and should disqualify him from future leadership roles.",
  "summary": "The computer hacker who released documents which led to the Premier League investigation into Manchester City says Fifa president Gianni Infantino “should have no place in the future of the game”. City have been found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules over a nine-year period, though they continue to deny any wrongdoing and have […]",
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        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Infantino should have no place in future of football - Pinto",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/infantino-should-have-no-place-in-future-of-football-pinto",
        "published": "2026-09-30T19:47:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Infantino should have no place in future of football - Pinto",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/infantino-should-have-no-place-in-future-of-football-pinto-11017106",
        "published": "2026-09-30T19:47:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Infantino should have no place in future of football – Pinto",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/infantino-should-have-no-place-in-future-of-football-pinto-11040703",
        "published": "2026-09-30T21:51:36.000Z"
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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."
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