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  "id": 212536,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T08:59:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2026/08/06/fifa-s-infantino-clings-to-title-after-private-investment-plan-scandal_6756209_9.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a statement released on Wednesday evening, August 5, FIFA apologized for the proposal to create a semi-private subsidiary and announced that the organization's administration 'reaffirmed their full support' for president Gianni Infantino.",
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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"
      },
      {
        "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"
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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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