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  "id": 128753,
  "title": "Arsène Wenger says scrapping Infantino's World Cup plan was 'absolutely necessary'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/arsene-wenger-says-scrapping-infantinos-world-cup-plan-was-absolutely",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T11:01:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2026/08/04/wenger-says-scrapping-infantino-s-world-cup-plan-was-absolutely-necessary_6756147_9.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The former Arsenal manager said the decision to scrap Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup was 'beyond question.'",
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "European soccer body UEFA warns FIFA of legal action over Infantino’s failed World Cup sell-off plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/european-soccer-body-uefa-warns-fifa-of-legal-action-over-infantinos",
        "published": "2026-08-03T09:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino’s World Cup plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/uefa-confirms-legal-letter-served-to-fifa-after-infantinos-world-cup",
        "published": "2026-08-04T08:37:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Polygon",
        "title": "Netflix's FIFA World Cup game studio has laid off 85% of its staff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/netflixs-fifa-world-cup-game-studio-has-laid-off-85-of-its-staff",
        "published": "2026-08-04T09:33:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Fifa private money plan had to be scrapped - Wenger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/fifa-private-money-plan-had-to-be-scrapped-wenger",
        "published": "2026-08-04T10:45:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino’s World Cup plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/uefa-confirms-legal-letter-served-to-fifa-after-infantinos-world-cup-127793",
        "published": "2026-08-04T10:45:52.000Z"
      }
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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."
}