--- title: "Senior FIFA official Lamour exits after criticising Infantino" description: "Most outlets led with the fact that Kevin Lamour, a senior FIFA official, has left his position after criticising Gianni Infantino, with some noting that Lamour was the third highest-ranking official and had joined FIFA in November 2024. The Express Tribune and 24 News HD framed the story as Lamour leaving a \"key\" FIFA position, while others focused on his role as chief operating officer. Business Recorder provided the most detail, mentioning Lamour’s criticism of Infantino’s plan to sell a stake in commercial rights. No outlet attributed motives or implications beyond what was explicitly stated in the excerpts." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/3696-senior-fifa-official-lamour-exits-after-infantino-criticism site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Senior FIFA official Lamour exits after criticising Infantino sports · latest filing 19 Aug 2026, 12:17 AM PKT · 18–19 Aug 2026 · 7 articles from 6 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 6 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the fact that Kevin Lamour, a senior FIFA official, has left his position after criticising Gianni Infantino, with some noting that Lamour was the third highest-ranking official and had joined FIFA in November 2024. The Express Tribune and 24 News HD framed the story as Lamour leaving a "key" FIFA position, while others focused on his role as chief operating officer. Business Recorder provided the most detail, mentioning Lamour’s criticism of Infantino’s plan to sell a stake in commercial rights. No outlet attributed motives or implications beyond what was explicitly stated in the excerpts. ## Same story from 6 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **24 News HD** — [Beleaguered FIFA chief Infantino rids himself of critic Lamour](https://www.24newshd.tv/19-Aug-2026/beleaguered-fifa-chief-infantino-rids-critic-lamour) · 19 Aug 2026, 12:17 AM PKT > Embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino will hope the departure of Kevin Lamour does not spark damaging revelations from the former chief operating officer of world football's governing body. - **BOL News** — [FIFA COO Kevin Lamour leaves after criticizing Infantino](https://www.bolnews.com/sports/fifa-coo-kevin-lamour-leaves-after-criticizing-infantino/) · 18 Aug 2026, 2:37 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > His departure follows opposition to Infantino’s commercial rights proposal and growing scrutiny of the FIFA president. The post FIFA COO Kevin Lamour leaves after criticizing Infantino appeared first on BOL News. - **Business Recorder** — [Senior FIFA official Lamour exits after Infantino criticism](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435361/senior-fifa-official-lamour-exits-after-infantino-criticism) · 18 Aug 2026, 11:59 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > FIFA said on Monday that Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour had left the organisation, weeks after he publicly criticised Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell a ​stake in the commercial rights of the World Cup and other tournaments. Lamour joined the senior leadership group of soccer’s global governing body in November 2024, ‌having previously been part of the inner circle that campaigned for Infa... - **Dunya News** — [Senior FIFA official Lamour exits after Infantino criticism](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/968478-senior-fifa-official-lamour-exits-after-infantino-criticism) · 18 Aug 2026, 10:45 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Lamour joined the senior leadership group of soccer's global governing body in November 2024 - **Geo News** — [Senior Fifa official Lamour exits after Infantino criticism](https://www.geo.tv/latest/678061-senior-fifa-official-lamour-exits-after-infantino-criticism) · 18 Aug 2026, 10:13 AM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > The logo of FIFA is seen in front of its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland September 26, 2017. — ReutersLamour joined soccer's global governing body in November 2024.FairSquare asks body to rule Infantino ineligible for fourth term bid.Scottish federation will not support... - **The Express Tribune** — [Lamour leaves key FIFA position after criticising Infantino](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2624538/lamour-leaves-key-fifa-position-after-criticising-infantino) · 18 Aug 2026, 6:46 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > He was the third highest-ranking FIFA official ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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