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  "id": 9758667,
  "title": "Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A demand major FIFA governance changes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/premier-league-la-liga-bundesliga-and-serie-a-demand-major-fifa",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/premier-league-la-liga-bundesliga-114500191.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A have collectively called for substantial reforms in FIFA's governance structure. The four major European football leagues accuse FIFA of concentrating excessive power within its president's hands. The leagues argue that FIFA needs fundamental governance reform to restore confidence in the organization and ensure that major decisions are not made without meaningful input from the stakeholders affected. Recent controversies have exposed the wider structural problem within FIFA, where the president has been promoting exploitative ideas instead of safeguarding against them. While the FIFA President acknowledged the need for reform, the leagues insist that it is not enough to merely explore surface-level process changes. They emphasize the necessity of fundamental governance reform to establish clear constitutional boundaries within FIFA, maintain independence from political interference, and ensure that individual disciplinary matters are protected.",
  "summary": "European football’s four biggest domestic leagues have issued a joint call for sweeping reform of FIFA’s governance structure, accusing the global governing body of concentrating too much power in...",
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/premier-league-sets-100-day-ultimatum-for-fifa-governance-reform",
        "published": "2026-09-25T10:24:27.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Premier League joins call for FIFA reform",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/premier-league-joins-call-for-fifa-reform",
        "published": "2026-09-25T13:12:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}