{
  "id": 1693981,
  "title": "FIFA chief sacked after criticism of Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/fifa-chief-sacked-after-criticism-of-infantinos-world-cup-sell-off",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T09:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/sports/fifa-kevin-lamour/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent Global football governance has experienced another major leadership upheaval. FIFA Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour has left his position following open criticism of president Gianni Infantino. His departure comes less than three weeks after Lamour strongly opposed a controversial plan to sell World Cup competition stakes to private […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}