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Image source, Getty Images By Dan Roan Sports editor Published 17 August 2026, 20:52 BST Updated 32 minutes ago Fifa's chief operating officer Kevin Lamour has been sacked by the governing body, less than three weeks after he strongly criticised its president Gianni Infantino's aborted plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors , BBC Sport has been told. In a statement, a Fifa spokesperson would only confirm that "the working relationship between Fifa and Kevin Lamour as Chief Operating Officer has ended on 17 August 2026.

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