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  "id": 1670483,
  "title": "Asian football rift deepens as AFC chief clashes with Qatar over Infantino",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/asian-football-rift-deepens-as-afc-chief-clashes-with-qatar-over",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T08:28:50.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The Asian football rift deepens as the AFC chief defends his stance against Qatar’s challenge over the confederation’s move to target FIFA president Gianni Read More: https://punchng.com/asian-football-rift-deepens-as-afc-chief-clashes-with-qatar-over-infantino/",
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Asian football rift deepens as AFC chief clashes with Qatar over Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/asian-football-rift-deepens-as-afc-chief-clashes-with-qatar-over-1670693",
        "published": "2026-08-18T08:30:50.000Z"
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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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