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FIFA's COO is gone. Infantino's grip on the World Cup is the question now.
Three weeks after publicly calling the administration "deceived," FIFA's third-ranking official is out. The president is still standing, and the plan he rolled back is the one that put him there.
Wire provenance
This editorial synthesis draws on the following public wire/social posts:
- https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/17/fifa-chief-sacked-criticism-infantino-world-cup-sell-off-plan-kevin-lamour
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn7n4d6vy03o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260817-fifa-chief-operating-officer-leaves-after-criticising-infantino-investor-plan
- https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49642660/fifa-executive-kevin-lamour-departs-amid-backlash-infantino-world-cup-sale-plan
- https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49601593/fifa-gianni-infantino-presidency-world-cup-explainer-saudi-arabia-analysis-marcotti
- https://reut.rs/4xM5XDR
Source record supplied with this article
- https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/17/fifa-chief-sacked-criticism-infantino-world-cup-sell-off-plan-kevin-lamour
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn7n4d6vy03o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260817-fifa-chief-operating-officer-leaves-after-criticising-infantino-investor-plan
- https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49642660/fifa-executive-kevin-lamour-departs-amid-backlash-infantino-world-cup-sale-plan
- https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49601593/fifa-gianni-infantino-presidency-world-cup-explainer-saudi-arabia-analysis-marcotti
- https://reut.rs/4xM5XDR
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