Kevin Lamour's sacking as FIFA Chief Operating Officer (COO) comes in the aftermath of his criticism of FIFA president Gianni Infantino amid the abandoned plans to sell stakes in the World Cup.

FIFA fired its chief operations officer on Monday after he opposed a plan by the organization's president to create a semi-private subsidiary.

By Iain Axon Aug 18 (Reuters) - FIFA's latest senior departure drew sharp criticism from human rights and labour groups on Tuesday, with campaigners saying Kevin Lamour's exit raised fresh concerns about governance and dissent inside soccer's global governing body.

Kevin Lamour, the FIFA chief operating officer who openly criticized president Gianni Infantino, has left the global governing body.

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA's chief operating officer, Kevin Lamour, has reportedly left his role at soccer's governing body just weeks after saying its president, Gianni Infantino, had deceived staff with his World Cup sell-off plan.

Lamour had been in the role of FIFA's chief operating officer since November 2024. Robert Hradil / Getty Images Kevin Lamour has left his position as chief operating officer at FIFA. Lamour’s departure comes after the FIFA executive released a statement ...

In a statement to the Associated Press last month, Lamour invited the possibility of losing his job while saying that staff were 'deceived' by Infantino's push to send through the proposal, and calling it 'the project of one person.