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Backers Withdraw as Infantino Loses Support After Lamour Exit
8/20/2026
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- FIFA president Gianni Infantino loses support after chief operating officer Kevin Lamour departs.
- Lamour quit weeks after criticizing Infantino’s plan to sell a World Cup commercial stake.
- Hungary vice-president Sandor Csanyi withdrew his backing, calling the dismissal the “final straw”.
- Wales chief executive Noel Mooney demanded Infantino resign over the “crown jewels” plan after both Israel and Wales withdrew support.
