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  "id": 15780324,
  "title": "Fifa says it will answer Uefa questions over Infantino controversies, but won’t say when",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/fifa-says-it-will-answer-uefa-questions-over-infantino-controversies",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T18:03:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fifa-says-answer-uefa-questions-152847974.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Union of European Football Associations (Uefa) has requested answers from Fifa regarding a number of issues concerning Gianni Infantino's leadership. The request was made by Uefa's Secretary General Theodore Theodoridis to his Fifa counterpart Mattias Grafstrom. The questions were to be answered by 2 November, 16 days before the deadline for next year's Fifa presidential election.\n\nUefa has expressed its loss of confidence in Infantino, particularly over his handling of the World Cup private investor plan and the influence of then-US President Donald Trump on Fifa's affairs. The Uefa letter to Fifa stressed that the answers to these and other questions could not be postponed until the next Council meeting, scheduled for 16 December.\n\nUefa has also raised concerns over the independence and perceived impartiality of the presidential election process, questioning whether Fifa would consider removing Bruno Chiomento, the current chair of the electoral committee, who has known Infantino for 20 years and attended the World Cup with all expenses covered by Fifa.",
  "summary": "Uefa has called on Fifa to answer a series of questions around Infantino’s controversial World Cup investor plan, US President Donald Trump’s influence, and a host of other topics",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Uefa gives Infantino two-week deadline to release key documents",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/uefa-gives-infantino-two-week-deadline-to-release-key-documents",
        "published": "2026-10-19T16:06:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Uefa gives Infantino two-week deadline to release key documents",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/uefa-gives-infantino-two-week-deadline-to-release-key-documents-15630871",
        "published": "2026-10-19T17:17:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "UEFA demands answers from FIFA over Infantino presidency - reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/uefa-demands-answers-from-fifa-over-infantino-presidency-reports",
        "published": "2026-10-20T06:08:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "UEFA demands answers from FIFA over Infantino presidency - reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/uefa-demands-answers-from-fifa-over-infantino-presidency-reports-15721978",
        "published": "2026-10-20T08:06:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}