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  "id": 221788,
  "title": "How Gianni Infantino rose to rule football",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/how-gianni-infantino-rose-to-rule-football",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T12:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW News",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/how-gianni-infantino-rose-to-rule-football/a-78242568?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Gianni Infantino is staying on as FIFA president despite growing pressure to step down. So who is football's most powerful man, why did UEFA and others turn against him, and how did he reassert his authority?",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Fifa acknowledges 'errors' but Gianni Infantino remains president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/fifa-acknowledges-errors-but-gianni-infantino-remains-president",
        "published": "2026-08-06T04:42:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Is Gianni Infantino still backed by the African football federations?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/is-gianni-infantino-still-backed-by-the-african-football-federations",
        "published": "2026-08-06T17:23:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}