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  "id": 3656136,
  "title": "UEFA set to withdraw FIFA boycott threat ahead of Champions League draw",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/uefa-set-to-withdraw-fifa-boycott-threat-ahead-of-champions-league-3656136",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T03:38:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2026/08/1519718/uefa-set-withdraw-fifa-boycott-threat-ahead-champions-league-draw"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Monaco: The draw for this season's Champions League is set to take place, overshadowed by developments in the dispute between UEFA and FIFA over private financing for the World Cup. UEFA is expected to withdraw its threatened boycott of global competitions, after FIFA's plans to create a commercial subsidiary to run its biggest events were quickly shelved. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin had accused FIFA of a \"shady, opaque backroom deal,\" stating that no UEFA national teams would participate in any FIFA competition while the proposal remained alive. UEFA demanded the plan be ditched, but also sought assurances that such attempts to disrupt the game would never be made again. With UEFA satisfied that this condition was met, the boycott threat is likely to be withdrawn, allowing the focus to return to the elite clubs in the Champions League.",
  "summary": "MONACO: Thursday’s draw for this season’s Champions League has been somewhat overshadowed by the latest developments in the dispute between UEFA and FIFA over plans to bring private financing into the World Cup, with European football’s governing body expected to drop a threatened boycott of global competitions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "UEFA set to withdraw FIFA boycott threat ahead of Champions League draw",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/uefa-set-to-withdraw-fifa-boycott-threat-ahead-of-champions-league",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:22:24.000Z"
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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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