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  "id": 14908051,
  "title": "Infantino offers apology but 'no answers' at Fifa meeting over World Cup plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/infantino-offers-apology-but-no-answers-at-fifa-meeting-over-world-14908051",
  "topic": "culture",
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  "published": "2026-10-15T15:57:31.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20261015-infantino-offers-apology-but-no-answers-at-fifa-meeting-over-world-cup-plan"
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  "summary": "Fifa president Gianni Infantino gave \"no satisfactory answers\" when grilled Thursday during a meeting to discuss his attempts to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, senior members of football's global governing body said, but he did offer an apology for the failed project.",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Infantino offers apology but 'no answers' at FIFA meeting over World Cup plan",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Infantino apologises to FIFA Council – but told he is still not fit to lead",
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Infantino apologises to FIFA Council, but told he is still not fit to lead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/infantino-apologises-to-fifa-council-but-told-he-is-still-not-fit-to-14871245",
        "published": "2026-10-16T04:56:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Infantino offers apology but ‘no answers’ at FIFA meeting over World Cup plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/infantino-offers-apology-but-no-answers-at-fifa-meeting-over-world-14896751",
        "published": "2026-10-16T06:56:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Infantino told he is 'not fit to lead' in FIFA council meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/infantino-told-he-is-not-fit-to-lead-in-fifa-council-meeting",
        "published": "2026-10-16T08:27:20.000Z"
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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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