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FIFA confirms departure of senior executive Kevin Lamour after Infantino criticism

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FIFA confirms departure of senior executive Kevin Lamour after Infantino criticism. (2026, August 18). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifa-departure-coo-kevin-lamour-9.7310181?cmp=rss

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino is under criticism after proposing to sell a stake in the governing body's tournament business, including the World Cup. Senior executive Kevin Lamour has left FIFA after publicly criticizing Infantino's plan, calling it "the project of one person" that deceives staff. Lamour's departure was confirmed on August 17 by a FIFA spokesperson, who thanked him for his two years of service but made no further comment. Lamour had previously been part of Infantino's inner circle and joined FIFA in 2024.

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Gianni Infantino's plan to sell a stake in FIFA's tournament business, including the World Cup, has led to the departure of Kevin Lamour, FIFA's Chief Operating Officer. Lamour criticized the plan as "the project of one person" and accused staff of being "deceived". This was not long after another senior adviser, Carlos Cordeiro, resigned in protest over the proposal, calling it a "bad deal for football". The working relationship between Lamour and FIFA ended on August 17, 2026. Lamour had been with FIFA since November 2024 and previously worked with Infantino during his election campaign in 2016.

Written for “FIFA Executive Departure Crisis” on 2026-10-16, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

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FIFA ORG · 14× Lamour PERSON · 6× Infantino PERSON · 4× Kevin Lamour PERSON · 3× Carlos Cordeiro PERSON · 1× Council ORG · 1× Gianni Infantino PERSON · 1× Kevin PERSON · 1× Mattias Grafstrom PERSON · 1× Sky News ORG · 1×

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FIFA says it is scrapping plans to sell off World Cup after outcry Senior FIFA official resigns over Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan, another says staff 'deceived' Lamour's comments came hours after Carlos Cordeiro, a senior adviser to Infantino, resigned in protest at the proposal, calling it "a bad deal for football." Lamour joined FIFA in November 2024, having previously been part of Infantino's inner circle that campaigned for his election as president in 2016.

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🔮 No further comment will be made on the matter," the spokesperson added.

2026-08-18 · CBC News

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FIFA confirms departure of senior executive Kevin Lamour after Infantino criticism Lamour slammed FIFA president's proposal as 'the project of one person' asserted

Lamour → confirm → person

FIFA confirmed on Monday that Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour has left the governing body, weeks after he publicly criticized President Gianni Infantino's plan to sell a stake in its tournament business, including the World Cup. asserted

he → confirm → Cup

"FIFA can confirm that the working relationship between FIFA and Kevin Lamour as FIFA's Chief Operating Officer has ended on 17 August 2026," a FIFA spokesperson said. asserted

spokesperson → confirm → August

"FIFA thanks Kevin for his two years of service and wishes him the best of luck for the future. asserted

FIFA → thank → future

No further comment will be made on the matter," the spokesperson added. asserted

spokesperson → make → matter

FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom informed staff and Council members of Lamour's departure in a letter on Monday, saying the two sides had "agreed to part ways" following recent discussions, Sky News reported. asserted

News → inform → discussions

Lamour had publicly criticized the proposal last month, saying FIFA staff had been "deceived" over the plan and describing it as "the project of one person." "Our mission ... is to serve football. asserted

mission → criticize → football

Not to serve the personal interests of a person who, unfortunately, believes he embodies FIFA when he is supposed to be at its service," Lamour said in a statement at the time. asserted

Lamour → serve → time

that → say → 2016