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  "id": 283940,
  "title": "'He is the shame of football': FIFA staff torn between unease and anger over Gianni Infantino after scandal erupts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/he-is-the-shame-of-football-fifa-staff-torn-between-unease-and-anger",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T21:39:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2026/08/07/he-is-the-shame-of-football-fifa-staff-torn-between-unease-and-anger-over-gianni-infantino-after-scandal-erupts-over-his-commercial-company-plan_6756274_9.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Some FIFA staff have expressed discomfort and irritation at President Gianni Infantino's refusal to resign following the abandonment of his plan to open up FIFA to private investors, according to Le Monde English.\n\nThe Norwegian Football Association has called for Infantino's resignation, citing a lack of institutional trust, as reported by Punch Nigeria and Euronews. In contrast, Mexico and Argentina have come out in support of Infantino. The Mexican Football Federation stated that it would not recognise or approve any process to oust Infantino that did not involve a vote of all 211 FIFA members, as reported by Free Malaysia Today.\n\nThe Confederation of African Football has unanimously backed Infantino's leadership, while European soccer's governing body UEFA said it remained committed to boycotting FIFA competitions. Asia's confederation stated it stood in solidarity with UEFA and CONCACAF, which runs football in North and Central America as well as the Caribbean, but South America's CONMEBOL rejected any attempt to oust Infantino without a vote of all members.",
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    "outlets": 9,
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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."
}