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  "id": 212565,
  "title": "FIFA apologizes to members and affirms support for president Gianni Infantino",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/fifa-apologizes-to-members-and-affirms-support-for-president-gianni",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T06:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/08/06/soccer/fifa-supports-president-infantino/"
  },
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "With the private investment proposal withdrawn, FIFA said it would \"no longer tolerate any attacks on its integrity, good governance and due process.\"",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Infantino remains Fifa president after executive meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/infantino-remains-fifa-president-after-executive-meeting",
        "published": "2026-08-05T21:37:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Infantino should quit as FIFA president, says Canadian prime minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/infantino-should-quit-as-fifa-president-says-canadian-prime-minister",
        "published": "2026-08-05T21:38:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "FIFA says leadership fully supports President Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/fifa-says-leadership-fully-supports-president-infantino",
        "published": "2026-08-05T21:42:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "FIFA president Infantino to stay on after crisis meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/fifa-president-infantino-to-stay-on-after-crisis-meeting",
        "published": "2026-08-06T01:10:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Carney curses Infantino as FIFA backs its president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/carney-curses-infantino-as-fifa-backs-its-president",
        "published": "2026-08-06T05:05:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/gianni-infantino-gets-internal-support-at-crisis-meeting-to-remain-as",
        "published": "2026-08-06T08:52:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}