{
  "id": 17849874,
  "title": "Fifa to share confidential World Cup sell-off plan documents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/fifa-to-share-confidential-world-cup-sell-off-plan-documents-17849874",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T20:23:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport Football",
    "slug": "bbc-sport-football",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c6vgj0p4ey17o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fifa is set to release key documents related to its failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, following a request from Uefa. The documents, which include responses to over 100 questions, will be made available to council members in person at Fifa's headquarters in Zurich, under strict confidentiality protocols. Uefa gave Fifa until November 2 to release the information, after which they threatened legal action if the documents were not provided. The questions raised by Uefa cover a range of issues, including the governance and decision-making processes behind the proposed sale, as well as past decisions such as the awarding of a Fifa Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump and the suspension of a player, Folarin Balogun. Fifa has expressed difficulty in meeting the deadline due to their focus on other events, such as a new youth World Cup in Azerbaijan and preparations for an extraordinary congress.",
  "summary": "Fifa has informed members of its Council that they will be granted access to view some documents related to president Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "FIFA to partially release documents relating to World Cup sell-off plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/fifa-to-partially-release-documents-relating-to-world-cup-sell-off",
        "published": "2026-11-02T15:11:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "FIFA to grant access to documents from scrapped World Cup sell-off plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/fifa-to-grant-access-to-documents-from-scrapped-world-cup-sell-off",
        "published": "2026-11-02T20:07:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Fifa to share confidential sell-off plan documents",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/fifa-to-share-confidential-sell-off-plan-documents",
        "published": "2026-11-02T20:23:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "FIFA bows to UEFA pressure, opens World Cup sell-off documents to council members",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/fifa-bows-to-uefa-pressure-opens-world-cup-sell-off-documents-to",
        "published": "2026-11-02T21:36:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Fifa to grant access to documents from scrapped World Cup sell-off plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/fifa-to-grant-access-to-documents-from-scrapped-world-cup-sell-off-17868462",
        "published": "2026-11-02T21:47:09.000Z"
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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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