{
  "id": 126652,
  "title": "Offside move? Why Indonesia’s football chief backed Fifa privatisation plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/offside-move-why-indonesias-football-chief-backed-fifa-privatisation",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T10:13:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3362946/offside-move-why-indonesias-football-chief-sided-fifa-privatisation-plan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When Fifa president Gianni Infantino pushed a plan to bring private investors into a new commercial entity tied to the World Cup, critics warned it risked selling part of football’s most valuable asset. Erick Thohir, chairman of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI), disagreed. He backed the now-scrapped scheme – despite opposition from regional bodies including the Asian Football…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Top Africa football leaders back Infantino after FIFA selloff scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/top-africa-football-leaders-back-infantino-after-fifa-selloff-scandal",
        "published": "2026-08-04T13:37:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}