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  "id": 3680943,
  "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-3680943",
  "topic": "culture",
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  "published": "2026-08-27T02:23:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260827-uefa-set-to-withdraw-fifa-boycott-threat-ahead-of-champions-league-draw"
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  "summary": "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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        "published": "2026-08-26T15:44:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Uefa to push to remove Infantino after dropping boycott",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/uefa-to-push-to-remove-infantino-after-dropping-boycott",
        "published": "2026-08-26T21:04:22.000Z"
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Uefa to push to remove Infantino after dropping boycott",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/uefa-to-push-to-remove-infantino-after-dropping-boycott-3612272",
        "published": "2026-08-26T22:36:00.000Z"
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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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:38:10.000Z"
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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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