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  "id": 5379901,
  "title": "Fifa accuses Uefa of 'smear campaign' against Infantino",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-smear-campaign-against-infantino-5379901",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T18:10:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport Football",
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    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8e3p780n3do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "summary": "BBC Sport Football reports that Fifa has accused Uefa of launching a smear campaign against it and its leadership following the scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Uefa filed legal papers in the US, requesting disclosure of evidence and documents from Fifa as part of potential criminal claims in Switzerland. In response, Fifa lodged a court filing in the US, stating that FFE was only a proposal and could only proceed with majority support from member associations and relevant approvals from the Fifa Council. Fifa claims that Uefa's press release, which began a weeks-long smear campaign, was not in line with the democratic process.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "FIFA accuses UEFA of launching 'smear campaign' against Gianni Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-launching-smear-campaign-against-gianni-infantino",
        "published": "2026-09-03T17:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "FIFA accuses UEFA of 'smear campaign' in fight over Infantino plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-smear-campaign-in-fight-over-infantino-plan",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:06:26.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Fifa accuses Uefa of 'smear campaign' against Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-smear-campaign-against-infantino",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:10:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Fifa accuses Uefa of 'smear campaign' against Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-smear-campaign-against-infantino-5394371",
        "published": "2026-09-03T19:16:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Fifa accuses Uefa of ‘smear campaign’ against Infantino",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-smear-campaign-against-infantino-5400088",
        "published": "2026-09-03T19:46:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "FIFA accuses UEFA of 'smear campaign' over World Cup sell-off plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-smear-campaign-over-world-cup-sell-off-plan",
        "published": "2026-09-03T20:34:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}