{
  "id": 765033,
  "title": "FIFA chief Infantino receives support from 6 Arab federations amid revolt over World Cup plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/fifa-chief-infantino-receives-support-from-6-arab-federations-amid",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T12:23:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/fifa-infantino-world-cup-morocco-qatar-ab8ab11c93bffddaeeca675cc7e4d1d8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Six Arab soccer federations have voiced their full support and confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino, despite his failed World Cup private investment plan. The backing was given by Morocco, Qatar, Egypt, Mauritania, Lebanon, and Sudan, with four of the signatories also serving as FIFA council members. The statement from the six leaders read, \"We, the undersigned leaders of our respective football associations, express our full support for Mr. Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, and reaffirm our confidence in his leadership and continued commitment to the development of football worldwide.\" They praised Infantino's efforts to advance football globally, expand opportunities, and strengthen the game's role in bringing people together. Infantino's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors faced a revolt after receiving fierce backlash from soccer officials, including UEFA, CONCACAF, and AFC. UEFA, along with CONCACAF and AFC, issued an open letter accusing Infantino's plan of being a \"fundamental breach of trust\" and described it as \"deception.\"",
  "summary": "The heads of six Arab soccer federations expressed their “full support” and “confidence” in Gianni Infantino on Thursday as the embattled FIFA president fights to keep his job after his failed World Cup…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Referee Yiembe: From dusty fields of Nakuru, to Fifa Club World Cup and Uefa Super Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/referee-yiembe-from-dusty-fields-of-nakuru-to-fifa-club-world-cup-and",
        "published": "2026-08-14T03:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}