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  "id": 3522168,
  "title": "Uefa to call off Fifa boycott and step up talks over Infantino at Champions League draw",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/uefa-to-call-off-fifa-boycott-and-step-up-talks-over-infantino-at",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:03:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/uefa-to-call-off-fifa-boycott-and-step-up-talks-over-infantino-at-champions-league-draw/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Uefa plans to end its boycott of Fifa events at a meeting of continental chiefs before the Champions League draw in Monaco. The governing body will discuss next steps in its efforts to remove Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, following a controversial proposal to privatise the World Cup. Uefa will join a coalition of AFC and Concacaf to collectively control a majority of Fifa's 211 member associations, though some nations like Qatar and Mexico have sided with Infantino. No challenger has emerged for Infantino's re-election, which is expected to happen early next year. Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has stated he will not run for re-election. The Women's Under-20 World Cup, featuring England, is set to take place in Poland, with the Champions League draw scheduled for the evening of the same day.",
  "summary": "Uefa will use a gathering of continental chiefs for tomorrow’s Champions League draw to call off its boycott of Fifa events and discuss next moves in its bid to oust Gianni Infantino. Europe’s governing body will hold a meeting with its executive committee and heads of national FAs in Monaco ahead of the draw for [...]",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Football legends take on Infantino and FIFA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/football-legends-take-on-infantino-and-fifa",
        "published": "2026-08-24T16:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Infantino’s FIFA presidency under pressure as Irish FA withdraws support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/infantinos-fifa-presidency-under-pressure-as-irish-fa-withdraws",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:06:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Why Fifa needs more women in leadership as Infantino faces pressure to exit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/why-fifa-needs-more-women-in-leadership-as-infantino-faces-pressure",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Infantino has no future at FIFA, European Leagues chief says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/infantino-has-no-future-at-fifa-european-leagues-chief-says",
        "published": "2026-08-26T09:22:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Infantino has no future at Fifa, says European Leagues chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/infantino-has-no-future-at-fifa-says-european-leagues-chief",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Infantino has no future at FIFA, says European Leagues chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/infantino-has-no-future-at-fifa-says-european-leagues-chief-3493144",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:42:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "UEFA set to end threat of FIFA events boycott over Infantino’s failed World Cup investor plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/uefa-set-to-end-threat-of-fifa-events-boycott-over-infantinos-failed-3544600",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Italy withdraws support for FIFA chief Gianni Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/italy-withdraws-support-for-fifa-chief-gianni-infantino",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:44:57.000Z"
      }
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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."
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