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        "msgid": "fifa-executive-kevin-lamour-sacked-after-opposing-gianni-infantino-1787021423",
        "date": "2026-08-18 08:48:00",
        "title": "FIFA Executive Kevin Lamour Sacked After Opposing Gianni Infantino",
        "author": "Akmal Fauzi",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Sports",
        "summary": "FIFA's Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour has been dismissed after publicly opposing President Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell a stake in the World Cup's commercial rights. Lamour had criticised Infantino's leadership, accusing him of controlling the federation for personal gain. His sacking comes despite the plan being scrapped following widespread opposition, and it heightens political tensions ahead of next year's FIFA presidential election.",
        "content": "<p>FIFA Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour has been officially\ndismissed from his post after publicly opposing FIFA President Gianni\nInfantino.<\/p>\n<p>A FIFA spokesperson confirmed the dismissal through an official\nstatement, saying that \u201cthe working relationship between FIFA and Kevin\nLamour as Chief Operating Officer ended on 17 August 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFIFA thanks Kevin for his two years of service and wishes him the\nbest for the future,\u201d the official FIFA statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The high-level rift was triggered by Infantino\u2019s controversial FIFA\nForward Enterprise (FFE) plan. The programme proposed selling 21 per\ncent of the commercial rights to FIFA competitions, including the World\nCup, to private investors.<\/p>\n<p>Lamour was one of the leading internal officials who strongly opposed\nthe idea. He believed FIFA staff had been let down and criticised\nInfantino\u2019s actions, which he saw as taking control of the federation\nfor personal gain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this costs me my job, so be it. I can sleep soundly tonight,\u201d\nLamour asserted in a vocal statement before the dismissal decision was\nissued.<\/p>\n<p>Lamour officially joined FIFA in November 2024 after previously\nserving as UEFA Deputy General Secretary. In FIFA\u2019s management\nstructure, Lamour\u2019s position was two levels below Infantino.<\/p>\n<p>Although the share sale plan was ultimately scrapped due to massive\nopposition from UEFA, Concacaf and the AFC, Lamour\u2019s position was still\nterminated. FIFA\u2019s decision to remove the former UEFA executive further\nunderscores the heightened political tensions ahead of next year\u2019s FIFA\nPresidential election.<\/p>",
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