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            <title><![CDATA[Fifa Officials Can Review World Cup Investment Documents, but Only in Zurich]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Fifa board members will be given access to documents linked to plans to sell shares in the World Cup, NTB and Reuters have learned. But they will have to travel to Zurich to read them, The Times reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:21:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Morocco says 2030 World Cup final will be played in Ben Slimane, but FIFA has not confirmed it]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The 2030 men's World Cup final will be played in Morocco, says Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the country's football federation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:04:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sources: African football leaders sound out Sweden’s Mattias Grafström for FIFA presidency bid]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Two top figures in African football are said to have sounded out FIFA Secretary General, the Swede Mattias Grafström, about whether he might consider running against the scandal-plagued Gianni Infantino in the upcoming presidential election.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:19:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New York Times: Grafström approved Infantino’s controversial business plan]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The day before the World Cup final, five top FIFA officials were shown President Gianni Infantino's controversial business plan. Swedish Secretary General Mattias Grafström reportedly approved the proposal, but two other officials voted no, The New York Times reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:01:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FIFA crisis deepens as support and opposition to Infantino split the football world]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[FIFA President Gianni Infantino's now-scrapped plans to sell parts of the World Cup, among other things, drew heavy criticism. Several influential bodies within the football world have turned against the president, while many also support him. This is what happened:]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CAF backs Infantino and says it gives him unanimous support]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Confederation of African Football (Caf) says it "stands behind" FIFA's statement and continues to support Gianni Infantino as president, Caf announced on its website.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:19:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Six possible challengers to Infantino in FIFA’s next presidential election]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A battle is raging in football’s holy grail. Opposition to Gianni Infantino as FIFA president has grown, with critical associations now looking for a rival candidate. Here are six people said to be potential challengers.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:10:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Infantino’s scrapped World Cup share plan triggered FIFA backlash - what happened next]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[FIFA President Gianni Infantino's now-abandoned plans to sell parts of the World Cup, among other things, were met with heavy criticism. Several influential bodies within the football world turned against the chairman. This is what happened:]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:11:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FIFA leaders apologize over botched World Cup investment plan, warn against attacks on integrity]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Swedish Secretary General Mattias Grafström apologized for the botched World Cup plan, while FIFA warned that the federation would not tolerate "attacks on its integrity."]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:27:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Infantino calls emergency meeting in Morocco amid FIFA criticism]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[International Football Association (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino has called an emergency meeting in Morocco after recent heavy criticism, The Times reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:39:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FIFA secretary general calls turmoil over World Cup plan sad and reprehensible]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström breaks his silence after the recent turmoil. In an internal message to employees, which Sky News has seen, Grafström writes that it is a "sad and reprehensible development".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:28:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sources: Infantino kept scrapped World Cup share plan secret from Swedish FIFA chief Grafström]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[FIFA President Gianni Infantino kept his now-scrapped World Cup plans hidden from his Swedish secretary general Mattias Grafström, sources tell The Athletic.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:54:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FIFA after demands: excellent meeting with Iran ahead of World Cup]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) had an "excellent" and "constructive" meeting with Iran ahead of the World Cup, said the federation's Swedish secretary-general, Mattias Grafström.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 13:29:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FIFA monitoring developments after Iran attacks ahead of this summer's World Cup]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In light of developments in the Middle East, the international football federation FIFA has assured that "everyone will be safe" during this summer's World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:33:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran wants to stop pride match at World Cup]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Next summer, Iran and Egypt will face each other in the World Cup in the United States – and the organizers in Seattle see it as a pride match. The Iranian Football Federation is not happy with this and wants to stop the event, reports the state news agency ISNA. The Egyptian Football Federation is also protesting the initiative.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:11:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Demands protection for workers ahead of World Championship – Fifa rejects]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Increase protection for migrant workers in Saudi Arabia ahead of the World Championship 2034. That was the demand to Fifa from the African branch of the World Federation. But the International Football Association rejects the demands. This is reported by The Guardian.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Against Sweden - Norway says no to Saudi World Championship]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Unlike Sweden, Norway openly protests against the allocation of the football World Championship to Saudi Arabia 2034. Norway will abstain from voting at the Fifa congress. "Abstaining from voting is a signal that we cannot support the procedure", says Lise Klaveness, chairman of the Norwegian football association.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:14:11 GMT</pubDate>
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