Milan, July 31 (LaPresse) – FIFA Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour said in a statement to the Associated Press that the staff of football’s governing body had been “deceived” by President Gianni Infantino’s lack of transparency in planning the private investment project and “deserve better than contempt and intimidation.” “It is the project of a single person,” wrote Lamour, a long-time associate of Infantino both at FIFA and UEFA. “Not only must this project not go ahead, but it is time for football’s political leaders to ask themselves the right questions and make the right decisions,” he added. Lamour has not resigned from the position he has held since 2024, but said he has a duty toward his colleagues. “And if this means I will lose my job, so be it,” said the French executive. “I will understand and respect that decision. At least I will sleep peacefully tonight,” he concluded.
Football, senior FIFA official: “We were deceived by Infantino, it is time to react”
Milan, July 31 (LaPresse) – FIFA Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour said in a statement to the Associated Press that the staff of football’s governing body had been “deceived” by President Gianni Infantino’s lack of transparency in planning the private investment project and “deserve better than contempt and intimidation.” “It is the project of a single person,” wrote Lamour, a long-time associate of Infantino both at FIFA and UEFA. “Not only must this project not go ahead, but it is time for football’s political leaders to ask themselves the right questions and make the right decisions,” he added. Lamour has not resigned from the position he has held since 2024, but said he has a duty toward his colleagues. “And if this means I will lose my job, so be it,” said the French executive. “I will understand and respect that decision. At least I will sleep peacefully tonight,” he concluded.
