{
  "id": 275863,
  "title": "Politicians, private jets and power - the life of a Fifa president",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/politicians-private-jets-and-power-the-life-of-a-fifa-president-275863",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T17:45:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport Football",
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    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx2rp0n9pydo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Fifa president Gianni Infantino appears to be trying to return to business as usual after a failed plan to sell a stake in the men's World Cup to private equity firms. According to BBC Sport, Infantino recently attended the inauguration of Colombia's new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, where he was greeted on the runway by the president of the Colombian Football Federation, Ramon Jesurun. He was accompanied by Alejandro Dominguez, the president of South America's football governing body Conmebol.\n\nInfantino's efforts to move forward come amid ongoing criticism, with Norwegian Football Federation president Lise Klaveness calling for his resignation, saying he no longer has the confidence of the football community. Klaveness stated that Infantino \"does not have the institutional trust required to govern Fifa stably\" and that \"there is no going back\" for him. The Norwegian Football Federation is hoping other Uefa countries will join their call for Infantino to step down.\n\nUefa's threat to boycott Fifa tournaments remains, with the Fifa Under-20 World Cup set to kick off in Poland in 29 days. Despite this, Infantino appears determined not to stand down, possibly emboldened by support from outside Europe.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Politicians, private jets and power - the life of a Fifa president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/politicians-private-jets-and-power-the-life-of-a-fifa-president",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:45:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "FIFA’s Infantino backed in Colombia where he attends president inauguration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/fifas-infantino-backed-in-colombia-where-he-attends-president",
        "published": "2026-08-08T05:10:27.000Z"
      }
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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."
}