{
  "id": 234355,
  "title": "'Replacing Gianni Infantino is not enough, FIFA needs deep reform'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/replacing-gianni-infantino-is-not-enough-fifa-needs-deep-reform",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T19:43:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/08/06/replacing-gianni-infantino-is-not-enough-fifa-needs-deep-reform_6756232_23.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "FIFA operates on blatant conflicts of interest and systemic clientelism, argue law experts Antoine Duval and Miguel Poiares Maduro in their op-ed. They're calling on the European Union to impose serious checks and balances.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Key questions as Infantino faces Fifa executives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/key-questions-as-infantino-faces-fifa-executives",
        "published": "2026-08-05T10:08:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Infantino vows to fight on as FIFA board offers support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/infantino-vows-to-fight-on-as-fifa-board-offers-support",
        "published": "2026-08-05T21:51:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "FIFA 'reaffirm full support' for Infantino, apologize for World Cup privatization plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/fifa-reaffirm-full-support-for-infantino-apologize-for-world-cup",
        "published": "2026-08-05T22:51:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Gianni Infantino clings to Fifa presidency after apologising for ‘mistakes’ over World Cup sell-off plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/gianni-infantino-clings-to-fifa-presidency-after-apologising-for",
        "published": "2026-08-06T06:27:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Khaosod English",
        "title": "Canada’s Carney says he has no confidence in FIFA’s Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/canadas-carney-says-he-has-no-confidence-in-fifas-infantino",
        "published": "2026-08-06T06:50:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Infantino, FIFA try to move beyond botched World Cup sell-off: What we know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/infantino-fifa-try-to-move-beyond-botched-world-cup-sell-off-what-we",
        "published": "2026-08-06T12:55:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Mexico, Argentina back Infantino as Fifa row continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/mexico-argentina-back-infantino-as-fifa-row-continues",
        "published": "2026-08-07T09:37:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Times",
        "title": "FIFA chief Infantino gets backing of AFA, South American football",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/fifa-chief-infantino-gets-backing-of-afa-south-american-football",
        "published": "2026-08-08T08:07:17.000Z"
      }
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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."
}