{
  "id": 1630522,
  "title": "World : Kevin Lamour Leaves Fifa Role After Criticism Of Gianni Infantino",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/world-kevin-lamour-leaves-fifa-role-after-criticism-of-gianni",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T02:23:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2595760"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "LONDON, Aug 18 (Bernama-PA Media/dpa) -- Kevin Lamour has left his role as FIFA’s chief operating officer weeks after claiming that Gianni Infantino’s controversial World Cup sale plan had “deceived” the governing body’s administration, reported PA Media/dpa.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Fifa COO Lamour leaves after calling Infantino’s private investor plan a ‘one-person project’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/fifa-coo-lamour-leaves-after-calling-infantinos-private-investor-plan",
        "published": "2026-08-18T01:34:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}