{
  "id": 542149,
  "title": "Trump says it would be ‘terrible mistake’ to remove Infantino",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/trump-says-it-would-be-terrible-mistake-to-remove-infantino-542149",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:48:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/trump-says-it-would-be-terrible-mistake-to-remove-infantino/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump has expressed his belief that it would be a \"terrible mistake\" to remove Fifa president Gianni Infantino from his position. This stance came after Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation released an open letter accusing Infantino of breaking trust through deception with his aborted Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal. The FFE would have involved creating a new company to manage commercial and ticketing rights for all Fifa competitions, including World Cups, with 21% of the shares sold to a private investment company. Trump's support for Infantino marks the first time he has publicly defended him since the FFE plans became known on July 28. Trump praised Infantino in a social media post, stating that he is \"fantastic\" and that his tenure as president has been the most successful World Cup ever, four times better than any previous edition. Trump emphasized that removing Infantino would be detrimental to the sport, as the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, was a significant success. He also mentioned that he had not spoken to Infantino about the FFE proposal. The proposed investor group for the FFE was led by Thrive Eternal, an American venture capital firm founded by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump says it would be a \"terrible mistake\" if under pressure Fifa president Gianni Infantino was ousted from his position.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}