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Top Fifa official sacked after Infantino plan criticism

Kevin Lamour was deputy general secretary at Uefa before joining Fifa in November 2024.

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FIFA’s chief operating officer Kevin Lamour was dismissed by the governing body less than three weeks after he publicly criticised President Gianni Infantino’s aborted plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors. Lamour, who had been deputy general secretary at UEFA before joining FIFA in November 2024, was sacked following his remarks.

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