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  "id": 4755472,
  "title": "Kushner states regret over World Cup sell-off plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/kushner-states-regret-over-world-cup-sell-off-plan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T00:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/kushner-states-regret-over-world-cup-sell-off-plan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner, who was poised to lead investment in FIFA president Gianni Infantino's abandoned plan to divide World Cup stakes, now expresses regret over his involvement. In his first public remarks since the scrapped FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan caused a major crisis, Kushner stated: \"Had we known what this would devolve into, we would not have gotten involved.\"",
  "summary": "Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner, who was set to be the lead investor in FIFA president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup, says he now regrets joining the proposal.",
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        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Kushner states regret over World Cup sell-off plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/kushner-states-regret-over-world-cup-sell-off-plan",
        "published": "2026-08-31T18:38:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Jared Kushner's brother breaks silence on World Cup sell-off plans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/jared-kushners-brother-breaks-silence-on-world-cup-sell-off-plans",
        "published": "2026-08-31T18:56:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Kushner states regret over World Cup sell-off plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/kushner-states-regret-over-world-cup-sell-off-plan-4699624",
        "published": "2026-08-31T19:14:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Joshua Kushner blames football power struggles for Fifa World Cup plan collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/joshua-kushner-blames-football-power-struggles-for-fifa-world-cup",
        "published": "2026-09-01T02:15:31.000Z"
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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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