FIFA executive who criticised Infantino's World Cup sale plan departs
FIFA's chief operating officer, Kevin Lamour, leaves soccer's governing body, weeks after publicly criticising president Gianni Infantino.
FIFA has announced that chief operating officer Kevin Lamour resigned from the organization's leadership, just weeks after publicly opposing president Gianni Infantino's plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors. In a statement, FIFA confirmed Lamour's departure on August 17, 2026, and thanked him for his two years of service.
The executive cited staff deceit over the plan and labeled it "the project of one person," emphasizing FIFA's mission to serve football, not individual interests. Lamour's criticism followed senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro's resignation in protest of the proposal, which FIFA later abandoned due to widespread opposition.
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