FIFA dismisses a critic of Infantino

FIFA confirmed this Monday the dismissal of its until now director of operations, Kevin Lamour, who left the organization weeks after publicly criticizing the president’s plan Gianni Infantino to sell a stake in the tournament business, including the World Cup.

a pFIFA spokesperson stated that the body that governs world football “can confirm that the working relationship between FIFA and Kevin Lamour As director of operations he ended on August 17, 2026.” And he added: “FIFA thanks Kevin for his two years of service and wishes him luck. No further comments will be made on this matter.”

lamour He publicly stated that FIFA staff had been “misled” about the plan and described it as “the project of one person, even though our mission is to serve football, not to serve the interests of someone who, unfortunately, believes that he represents FIFA when he is supposed to be at its service.” FIFA abandoned the project.

Infantino runs out of Scotland

Also this Monday the Scottish Football Association He withdrew his support for Infantino and will not vote for him in the re-election process. The decision is due to said privatization attempt.