{
  "id": 16480687,
  "title": "Jordan FA chief accuses Infantino of turning AFC Congress into political stage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/jordan-fa-chief-accuses-infantino-of-turning-afc-congress-into-16480687",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T13:13:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/10/25/jordan-fa-chief-accuses-infantino-of-turning-afc-congress-into-political-stage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jordan Football Association president Prince Ali bin Hussein has accused Fifa president Gianni Infantino of turning the AFC Congress into a political stage ahead of his re-election bid for a fourth term. At the Asian Football Confederation Congress in Tokyo, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, the president of the AFC, endorsed Infantino's candidacy for reelection. However, Prince Ali, a vocal critic of Fifa's leadership, claims that the second half of the congress was dominated by politics, orchestrated by Infantino. He alleges that there was no freedom for members to speak, question, debate, or interact with the media, citing lack of transparency as detrimental to accountability.",
  "summary": "Prince Ali bin Hussein says Fifa president Gianni Infantino used the Asian Football Confederation Congress to advance his re-election bid.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}