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            <title><![CDATA[FairSquare calls on FIFA to block Infantino re-election bid over statutes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The human rights organization FairSquare has written a letter to FIFA to stop President Gianni Infantino's candidacy for re-election. "Based on the fact that he is already serving his third and final term," they write, according to The Athletic.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:13:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Asia could decide FIFA presidency battle as Gianni Infantino faces challenge from Jordanian prince]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Can a prince from Jordan overthrow Gianni Infantino from the throne? If FIFA is to get a new president, it will not come from Europe. Asia is the key continent now, says former football chief Lars-Christer Olsson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:50:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mexico, Argentina back Infantino as FIFA support splits over leadership crisis]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mexico is backing FIFA President Gianni Infantino amid the storm surrounding his leadership. The new World Cup host is part of the North and Central American confederation, which is said to be siding with Europe against Infantino.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:14:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Infantino retains support in Africa and Asia as Europe turns away from FIFA chief]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Europe may have lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino after his controversial World Cup plan, but football is bigger than that - several federations in Africa and Asia still support the 56-year-old.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:12:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Infantino Faces FIFA Backlash as Support Erodes Ahead of 2027 Election]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[From around 200 supporting associations to calls for resignation. Gianni Infantino's dominance is now crumbling - in a FIFA system that has benefited him for a decade. It is a system he inherited from his predecessors, says sports policy analyst Stanis Elsborg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:48:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former UEFA executive says he knew Infantino could not be trusted]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Criticism of FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino is loud and has led many to call for the Swiss to resign. Former UEFA executive Lars-Christer Olsson worked with Infantino for several years and saw up close how he was part of the power play in the football world. "That's when I understood that he couldn't be trusted," he tells TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:59:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After ten turbulent years, is FIFA chief Gianni Infantino losing support?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Gianni Infantino has led the world’s most powerful football organization, FIFA, for more than ten years. Those years have been marked by a series of controversial proposals and decisions. The latest was to sell off parts of the World Cup and make it even more commercial, a proposal that was met with loud protests and has now forced FIFA to back down. The question now is whether Infantino still has the confidence of the football world?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:35:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reports: UEFA wants Infantino to resign after World Cup share plan is scrapped]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Plans to sell off shares of the World Cup have been scrapped by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. According to The Telegraph, UEFA now wants Infantino to resign.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:48:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s ties put FIFA chief Gianni Infantino under pressure ahead of World Cup]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A peace prize and the World Cup trophy on parade in the White House. Despite a charm offensive toward Donald Trump, the road to the World Cup in the United States has not been painless for FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Trump has thrown Infantino under the bus, says sports and political journalist Karim Zidan.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:15:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former UEFA president Michel Platini sues FIFA president Gianni Infantino]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With just days left until the start of the World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino is in a bind. He is being sued by former UEFA president Michel Platini.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:21:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Good news for Infantino - receives great support from CAF and AFC]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are backing FIFA President Gianni Infantino if he stands for re-election in 2027.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South America backs Infantino if he stands for re-election]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[South American CONMEBOL is the first continental confederation to back incumbent FIFA president Gianni Infantino if he stands for re-election at next year's FIFA Congress.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:34:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The attack on Infantino: FIFA is a dictatorship]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has harshly criticized his successor, Gianni Infantino. "He rules like the Sun King (Louis XIV)," Blatter said in German newspaper Bild.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:53:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says fans should boycott the World Cup]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Fans should boycott the World Cup in the United States, said 89-year-old former FIFA president Sepp Blatter.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Prosecutors Drop Case Against Blatter and Platini]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Football bigwigs Sepp Blatter, 89, and Michel Platini, 69, can breathe a sigh of relief. The Swiss prosecutors will not appeal the acquittal from March this year.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:24:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Michel Platini's Home Burglarized, 20 Medals and Trophies Stolen]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[French football icon Michel Platini has been subjected to a burglary and lost around twenty medals and trophies.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 08:37:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blatter and Platini Cleared of Corruption Charges Once More]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The former football bigwigs Sepp Blatter, 89, and Michel Platini, 69, are acquitted again of allegations of corruption and fraud.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:22:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini Face Swiss Court Again Over 2011 Payment]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Former football bigwigs Sepp Blatter, 88, and Michel Platini, 69, are back in court.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:04:56 GMT</pubDate>
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