FIFA fires director after criticism of Infantino
To the criticism of Gianni Infantino, however, FIFA is – unsurprisingly – silent. FIFA can confirm that the collaboration with Kevin Lamour..
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To the criticism of Gianni Infantino, however, FIFA is – unsurprisingly – silent. FIFA can confirm that the cooperation with Kevin Lamour as Chief Operating Officer will be completed on 17 December. But the time has come for football policymakers to ask the right questions and make the right decisions, he said. It was the project of one person, Infantino had betrayed the employees.
Furthermore, Lamour has been operating director of FIFA since November 2024 and previously at the European Football Federation (UEFA) since 2007. He had raised serious allegations against Infantino at the end of July after FIFA’s investor plans became known. They deserve better than disregard and intimidation, said Lamours in a letter, which was available to the US news Agency AP.
In addition, The French-Swiss citizen also said he was willing to lose his job because of his public statements. “If that means losing my job, so be it,” the chief operating officer said in a statement. Infantino critics from FIFA fired Lamour said: I will understand and respect this decision. UEFA in particular no longer wants to be instrumentalised by Infantino for its purposes.
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To the criticism of Gianni Infantino, however, FIFA is – unsurprisingly – silent. FIFA can confirm that the cooperation with Kevin Lamour as Chief Operating Officer will be completed on 17 December.
reliability low1/4 sourcesBut the time has come for football policymakers to ask the right questions and make the right decisions, he said.
reliability low1/4 sourcesIt was the project of one person, Infantino had betrayed the employees.
reliability low1/4 sourcesLamour has been operating director of FIFA since November 2024 and previously at the European Football Federation (UEFA) since 2007.
reliability low1/2 sourcesHe had raised serious allegations against Infantino at the end of July after FIFA’s investor plans became known.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThey deserve better than disregard and intimidation, said Lamours in a letter, which was available to the US news Agency AP.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe French-Swiss citizen also said he was willing to lose his job because of his public statements. “If that means losing my job, so be it,” the chief operating officer said in a statement.
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Infantino critics from FIFA fired Lamour said: I will understand and respect this decision.
according to Frankfurter Rundschau +1UEFA in particular no longer wants to be instrumentalised by Infantino for its purposes.
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Lamour has been operating director of FIFA since November 2024 and previously at the European Football Federation (UEFA) since 2007.
omitted byLeft sideRight sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesHe had raised serious allegations against Infantino at the end of July after FIFA’s investor plans became known.
omitted byLeft sideRight sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesThey deserve better than disregard and intimidation, Lamours wrote in a letter sent to the US news agency AP
omitted byLeft sideRight sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesThe French-Swiss national also said he was willing to do his job because of his public statements
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