Fifa COO Kevin Lamour Departs After Criticizing Infantino's Private-Investment Plan 3 Weeks Earlier
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 17
Fifa COO Kevin Lamour Departs After Criticizing Infantino's Private-Investment Plan 3 Weeks Earlier
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 17
Summary
17 August marked the end of Kevin Lamour's tenure as Fifa chief operating officer, with the governing body saying only that the working relationship had ended and declining to address reports he was dismissed.
Less than three weeks earlier, Lamour had attacked Gianni Infantino's now-aborted plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors, calling it "the project of one person" and saying Fifa's administration had been deceived.
Lamour had openly acknowledged his criticism could cost him his job, saying a president should unite people and that if he lost his role over defending certain values, "so be it."
Mattias Grafstrom informed staff and Fifa Council members of the departure on Monday, after Lamour was reportedly excluded from an earlier Morocco meeting where senior executives backed Infantino.
Lamour joined Fifa in November 2024 from Uefa, and his exit sharpens scrutiny of internal dissent around Infantino's leadership after the investment proposal collapsed.