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  "id": 3779718,
  "title": "UEFA planning criminal claim against FIFA boss over World Cup proposal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/uefa-planning-criminal-claim-against-fifa-boss-over-world-cup-proposal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T17:29:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
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    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/criminal-claim-against-infantino-being-prepared-by-uefa/107087684"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "UEFA is preparing to file a criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over a scrapped plan to sell commercial stakes in the World Cup. The proposal, dubbed the \"FIFA Forward Enterprise,\" has been widely criticized and has led to a joint press release from UEFA member nations demanding an independent probe. UEFA claims that Infantino and a small group of advisers spent over a year preparing the scheme, which they allege was based on absurdly low valuations of the World Cup stakes. The documents lodged in US courts reveal that UEFA intends to bring criminal claims in Switzerland against Infantino and other FIFA officials for criminal mismanagement under Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code.",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T01:14:09.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia backs Infantino amid fallout from failed FIFA investment plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/saudi-arabia-backs-infantino-amid-fallout-from-failed-fifa-investment",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "UEFA prepares criminal complaint in Swiss courts against FIFA’s Infantino over World Cup sell-off",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T14:13:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "World Cup sell-off: UEFA to file criminal complaint against Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/world-cup-sell-off-uefa-to-file-criminal-complaint-against-infantino",
        "published": "2026-08-27T14:38:18.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "UEFA to bring criminal complaint against Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/uefa-to-bring-criminal-complaint-against-infantino",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:26:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "UEFA asks US court for FIFA documents for criminal case against Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/uefa-asks-us-court-for-fifa-documents-for-criminal-case-against",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:32:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "JUST IN: UEFA opens criminal proceedings against FIFA, Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/just-in-uefa-opens-criminal-proceedings-against-fifa-infantino",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:34:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hacker News",
        "title": "Uefa pursuing criminal legal action against Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/uefa-pursuing-criminal-legal-action-against-infantino",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:37:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Uefa pursuing criminal legal action against Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/uefa-pursuing-criminal-legal-action-against-infantino-3764192",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:38:43.000Z"
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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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