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  "id": 178593,
  "title": "Infantino holds emergency FIFA talks in Morocco as resignation calls mount",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/infantino-holds-emergency-fifa-talks-in-morocco-as-resignation-calls",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T15:04:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/infantino-holds-emergency-fifa-talks-in-morocco-as-resignation-calls-mount/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "FIFA President Gianni Infantino is holding emergency talks in Morocco with senior leaders of the governing body amid mounting criticism and calls for his resignation. The crisis follows his shelved plan to sell commercial stakes in the World Cup to private investors.\n\nFormer footballer Luis Figo has publicly called for Infantino's immediate resignation, describing his conduct as \"underhanded, deceitful and selfish\". Figo's comments were triggered by Infantino's now-scrapped plan, which he said was an attempt to enrich himself at the expense of the sport.\n\nInfantino's meeting with FIFA's hierarchy aims to secure his position, but several member associations have withdrawn support for his re-election, and UEFA has expressed a loss of confidence in his leadership. According to BBC Sport, the meeting will take place at FIFA's Africa office in Rabat and will include Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom and other members of the FIFA management board.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Infantino's problems mount as Wenger and key FIFA ally turn on him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/infantinos-problems-mount-as-wenger-and-key-fifa-ally-turn-on-him",
        "published": "2026-08-04T20:49:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Infantino’s problems mount as Wenger and key Fifa ally turn on him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/infantinos-problems-mount-as-wenger-and-key-fifa-ally-turn-on-him-149896",
        "published": "2026-08-04T21:51:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "FIFA’s Infantino set for crunch meeting after World Cup selloff crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/fifas-infantino-set-for-crunch-meeting-after-world-cup-selloff-crisis",
        "published": "2026-08-05T08:35:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Gianni Infantino's problems mount after Wenger and key FIFA ally turn on him after stake sale plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/gianni-infantinos-problems-mount-after-wenger-and-key-fifa-ally-turn",
        "published": "2026-08-05T09:37:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Women spearheading resistance to Infantino as FIFA faces governance crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/women-spearheading-resistance-to-infantino-as-fifa-faces-governance",
        "published": "2026-08-05T12:37:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Gianni Infantino admits ‘mistakes’ over failed $20bn Fifa investment plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/gianni-infantino-admits-mistakes-over-failed-20bn-fifa-investment-plan",
        "published": "2026-08-05T22:39:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "'Open warfare' could ensue as FIFA backs Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/open-warfare-could-ensue-as-fifa-backs-infantino",
        "published": "2026-08-06T06:27:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "FIFA's Infantino clings to title after private investment plan scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/fifas-infantino-clings-to-title-after-private-investment-plan-scandal",
        "published": "2026-08-06T08:59:11.000Z"
      }
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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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