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  "id": 197334,
  "title": "FIFA apologises to members as Infantino holds crisis meeting amid stake sale fallout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/fifa-apologises-to-members-as-infantino-holds-crisis-meeting-amid",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T21:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/fifa-apologises-infantino-rights-sale-crisis-meeting-6302191"
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  "summary": "FIFA said its leadership had reaffirmed its full support for president Gianni Infantino, while acknowledging that the handling of the withdrawn proposal to sell commercial rights linked to the World Cup should have been different.",
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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"
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        "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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "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": "Punch Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-05T15:04:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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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