Fifa's main operating serviceman Kevin Lamour has near the governing assemblage little than 3 weeks aft helium powerfully criticised its president Gianni Infantino's aborted program to merchantability stakes successful competitions to backstage investors.
In a statement, a spokesperson said: "Fifa tin corroborate that the moving narration betwixt Fifa and Kevin Lamour arsenic Chief Operating Officer has ended connected 17 August 2026.
"Fifa acknowledgment Kevin for his 2 years of work and wishes him the champion of luck for the future."
It declined to remark connected reports that Lamour had been dismissed.
BBC Sport has been told that Fifa's unit were informed of Lamour's departure successful an email by its caput wide Mattias Grafstrom connected Monday evening.
Last month, Lamour described the arguable Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) plans arsenic "the task of 1 person", and said "the clip has present travel for shot governmental leaders to inquire themselves the close questions and marque the close decisions".
He added Fifa's ain medication was "deceived" astir the present abandoned project.
"Our ngo - the ngo of the hundreds of passionate, dedicated, and exemplary Fifa employees - is to service football", helium added.
"A president indispensable bring radical together, unite them, and animate them. Today, we are experiencing the opposite."
Lamour acknowledged helium had a work of loyalty to his leader but besides to "certain values" and supporting his colleagues.
"If that means I suffer my job, past truthful beryllium it," helium added. "I volition recognize and respect that decision. At slightest I'll slumber good tonight."
Lamour joined Fifa successful November 2024, having antecedently served arsenic lawman wide caput astatine Uefa, and was 2 layers of absorption beneath Infantino.
Earlier this month, Infantino received the backing of elder executives successful a gathering successful Morocco, but BBC Sport was told Lamour was not invited.
Lamour has been approached for comment.
In a missive sent to members of Fifa's Council, and seen by BBC Sport, Grafstrom wrote: "I would similar to supply you with an important update regarding a alteration wrong the Fifa Administration.
"Following caller discussions, Fifa and our Chief Operating Officer, Kevin Lamour person agreed to portion ways. This determination was made aft cautious information and with large respect for Kevin, some personally and professionally… I felt it was important that I personally supply you this update and I would similar to explicit my gratitude to Kevin for these contributions and for his enactment and committedness connected behalf of Fifa connected a regular basis. I privation Kevin each the champion for the future."
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