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  "id": 1564917,
  "title": "FIFA confirms departure of senior executive after Infantino criticism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/fifa-confirms-departure-of-senior-executive-after-infantino-criticism",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T21:03:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifa-departure-coo-kevin-lamour-9.7310181"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "FIFA confirmed on Monday that Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour has left the governing body, weeks after he publicly criticized President Gianni Infantino's plan to sell a stake in its tournament business, including the World Cup.",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Who is supporting Gianni Infantino? Every country’s stance on Fifa president crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/who-is-supporting-gianni-infantino-every-countrys-stance-on-fifa",
        "published": "2026-08-17T13:40:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Rights group urges FIFA to block Infantino re-election bid over term limits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/rights-group-urges-fifa-to-block-infantino-re-election-bid-over-term",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:02:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Rights group urges FIFA to block Infantino re-election bid over term limits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/rights-group-urges-fifa-to-block-infantino-re-election-bid-over-term-1507096",
        "published": "2026-08-17T15:21:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Lamour leaves Fifa after Infantino plan criticism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/lamour-leaves-fifa-after-infantino-plan-criticism",
        "published": "2026-08-17T19:52:19.000Z"
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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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