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Fifa chief sacked after criticism of Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan
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Kevin Lamour said Fifa administration was ‘deceived’Chief operating officer knew he could lose his jobThe Fifa chief operating officer, Kevin Lamour, has been sacked after openly criticising Gianni Infantino’s ill-fated plan to sell parts of the World Cup to private investors.In a significant development at the pinnacle of world football’s deeply troubled governing body, Lamour has departed less than two years after joining from a previous role at Uefa. He had come out strongly against Infantino’s FFE scheme after it was revealed, saying Fifa’s administration had been “deceived” and that…
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