{
  "id": 2825261,
  "title": "Nordic nations say they have lost confidence in Infantino and Fifa governance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/nordic-nations-say-they-have-lost-confidence-in-infantino-and-fifa-2825261",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T16:16:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024770/nordic-nations-say-they-have-lost-confidence-in-infantino-and-fifa-governance"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nordic nations of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the Faroe Islands have expressed their loss of confidence in Fifa President Gianni Infantino and called for significant governance reforms. In a joint statement, the six football associations backed demands for an independent investigation into Infantino's controversial proposal to sell a stake in events like the World Cup to private equity investors, a plan that was later abandoned due to global backlash. The Nordic associations have also joined UEFA, AFC, and Concacaf in urging Fifa to provide binding guarantees that its governance and competitions will never be opened up to private ownership. Denmark's football association has vowed to find a credible alternative to Infantino in the upcoming election, with Infantino currently under pressure from three confederations to resign.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Infantino defies FIFA vice president by going to youth event in Caribbean amid global soccer rift",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/infantino-defies-fifa-vice-president-by-going-to-youth-event-in",
        "published": "2026-08-22T14:03:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Infantino defies FIFA vice president by going to youth event in Caribbean amid global soccer rift",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/infantino-defies-fifa-vice-president-by-going-to-youth-event-in-2591691",
        "published": "2026-08-22T14:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Infantino defies FIFA vice president by going to youth event in Caribbean amid global soccer rift",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/infantino-defies-fifa-vice-president-by-going-to-youth-event-in-2690040",
        "published": "2026-08-22T14:30:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Nordic nations say they have lost confidence in Infantino and FIFA governance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/nordic-nations-say-they-have-lost-confidence-in-infantino-and-fifa",
        "published": "2026-08-23T12:53:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Nordic nations ‘have lost confidence in Infantino’, demand FIFA reforms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/nordic-nations-have-lost-confidence-in-infantino-demand-fifa-reforms",
        "published": "2026-08-23T13:50:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Nordic FAs lose confidence in FIFA chief Gianni Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/nordic-fas-lose-confidence-in-fifa-chief-gianni-infantino",
        "published": "2026-08-23T15:07:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}