{
  "id": 235676,
  "title": "Infantino's Redemption Plan Backfires: Europe Still Boycotting World Cup As Players’ Union Outraged",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/infantinos-redemption-plan-backfires-europe-still-boycotting-world",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T20:49:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Forbes",
    "slug": "forbes",
    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/08/06/infantinos-redemption-plan-backfires-europe-still-boycotting-world-cup-as-players-union-outraged/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "FIFA's attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors has backfired, with European soccer organizations and the global players' union, FIFPRO, maintaining their opposition against FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Despite FIFA issuing an apology and acknowledging mistakes, FIFPRO called the proposal an \"abuse of power\" and Europe's Union of European Football Associations has stood by its plans to boycott FIFA competitions. The Confederation of African Football pledged its support for Infantino, but the future of soccer is seen as being built on respect for institutional governance and democratic procedures.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}