AP Interview: Klaveness slams Infantino’s FIFA for firing top executive in ‘management by fear’
Norway's Football Federation president, Lise Klaveness, has criticized FIFA President Gianni Infantino for firing chief operating officer Kevin Lamour, calling it "management by fear." Lamour was dismissed after stating that Infantino had deceived FIFA staff regarding a $20 billion World Cup sell-off plan.
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- Aug 18
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Open questions and key claims
Lamour had publicly criticized Infantino's plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights, calling it 'the project of one person'.
Carlos Cordeiro resigned in protest against the proposal, calling it 'a bad deal for football'.
FIFA's removal of the senior official who criticized Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan was unacceptable.
The situation is described as 'management by fear' within FIFA.
Lamour previously stated that FIFA staff were 'deceived' by President Gianni Infantino's lack of openness regarding the World Cup sell-off plan.
FIFA chief operating officer Kevin Lamour has left the organization.
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