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  "id": 1961958,
  "title": "Senior FIFA official withdraws support from embattled Infantino",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/senior-fifa-official-withdraws-support-from-embattled-infantino-1961958",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T15:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-08-19-senior-fifa-official-withdraws-support-from-embattled-infantino/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Is Gianni Infantino's leadership in jeopardy? A FIFA vice president withdraws support, citing the controversial dismissal of a critic as the final straw.",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Fifa purge? COO Lamour departs after criticising Infantino’s World Cup privatisation plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/fifa-purge-coo-lamour-departs-after-criticising-infantinos-world-cup",
        "published": "2026-08-19T00:59:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Senior Fifa official withdraws support from embattled Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/senior-fifa-official-withdraws-support-from-embattled-infantino",
        "published": "2026-08-19T14:11:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}