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  "id": 192314,
  "title": "Canada PM Carney says has no confidence in Fifa’s Infantino",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/canada-pm-carney-says-has-no-confidence-in-fifas-infantino",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T21:10:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/08/06/canada-pm-carney-says-has-no-confidence-in-fifa-s-infantino"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, who co-hosted the 2026 World Cup, has expressed his lack of confidence in Fifa President Gianni Infantino. Speaking to reporters in Toronto, Carney stated that he no longer has faith in Infantino's capacity to lead world football's governing body, following the controversial plan to open the World Cup to private investment. This plan, now shelved, called for the creation of a new commercial subsidiary, the Fifa Forward Enterprise, to handle events such as the World Cup. Infantino has faced mounting pressure, even from within his organization, regarding his handling of the proposal, and calls for his resignation have intensified since its abandonment last Saturday. Carney emphasized that Infantino's failure to consult with Fifa's senior management team about the plan \"should be fatal\" to his tenure. In an attempt to mitigate the crisis, Infantino had convened emergency talks with Fifa directors in Morocco, the host of the 2030 World Cup. Despite the success of the recent World Cup, which was the largest ever with 48 teams and co-hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the US, Infantino's tenure is now under unprecedented threat due to global outrage over the scrapped plan.",
  "summary": "Mark Carney says failure to discuss the private investment plan with senior management 'should be fatal' to Gianni Infantino's tenure.",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/fifa-chief-grafstrom-blasts-infantinos-failed-world-cup-plan-in-staff",
        "published": "2026-08-04T10:25:15.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Wenger says scrapping Infantino's World Cup plan was 'absolutely necessary'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/wenger-says-scrapping-infantinos-world-cup-plan-was-absolutely",
        "published": "2026-08-04T12:41:13.000Z"
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      {
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        "title": "FIFA denies Infantino sought Trump backing after failed World Cup selloff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/fifa-denies-infantino-sought-trump-backing-after-failed-world-cup",
        "published": "2026-08-04T14:11:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Infantino calls emergency FIFA meeting as pressure grows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/infantino-calls-emergency-fifa-meeting-as-pressure-grows",
        "published": "2026-08-04T21:32:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US World Cup cities seek millions of dollars promised by Fifa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/us-world-cup-cities-seek-millions-of-dollars-promised-by-fifa",
        "published": "2026-08-04T21:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Battle lines drawn within FIFA as key figures break ranks with Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/battle-lines-drawn-within-fifa-as-key-figures-break-ranks-with",
        "published": "2026-08-05T01:52:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Constant Omari, former FIFA council member: 'Infantino must have the courage to resign or seek a vote of confidence'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/constant-omari-former-fifa-council-member-infantino-must-have-the",
        "published": "2026-08-05T18:52:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "FIFA backs Infantino but apologises over World Cup investment plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/fifa-backs-infantino-but-apologises-over-world-cup-investment-plan",
        "published": "2026-08-06T00:01:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "FIFA governance debate set to outlive Morocco truce despite backing for Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/fifa-governance-debate-set-to-outlive-morocco-truce-despite-backing",
        "published": "2026-08-06T10:43:46.000Z"
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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."
}