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  "id": 371388,
  "title": "Infantino denies affair allegation, FIFA slams ‘concerted’ effort to weaken him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/infantino-denies-affair-allegation-fifa-slams-concerted-effort-to-371388",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T06:23:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260809-infantino-denies-affair-allegation-fifa-slams-concerted-effort-to-weaken-him"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "FIFA on Saturday issued a statement defending its president, Gianni Infantino, against what it called a “concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine his leadership of the organisation. It came a day after a British newspaper accused the FIFA boss of paying off a fomer lover while at UEFA, allegations Infantino has categorically denied.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Infantino denies affair allegation, FIFA slams ‘concerted’ effort to weaken him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/infantino-denies-affair-allegation-fifa-slams-concerted-effort-to",
        "published": "2026-08-09T06:23:20.000Z"
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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."
}