AP Interview: Klaveness slams Infantino's FIFA for firing top executive in 'management by fear'
- Norway Football Federation president Lise Klaveness said FIFA's firing of chief operating officer Kevin Lamour was unacceptable and described it as "management by fear."
- Klaveness said Lamour was removed after criticizing FIFA president Gianni Infantino's plan to sell future World Cup profits to investors.
- She urged FIFA leaders and staff, including secretary general Mattias Grafstrom, not to follow orders that are not in football's interest.
- Lamour had been a longtime associate of Infantino and had worked with him at UEFA, on his 2016 FIFA campaign, and later at FIFA in Zurich.
- His July 31 statement said staff were "deceived" by Infantino's lack of openness and said football leaders should make the right decisions, even if he lost his job.
- FIFA said it thanked Lamour for his two years of service and wished him well.
Norway Football Federation president Lise Klaveness sharply criticized FIFA on Tuesday after the organization removed chief operating officer Kevin Lamour, saying the dismissal was unacceptable and reflected "management by fear." She made the remarks in an AP interview in Geneva.
Lamour had publicly criticized FIFA president Gianni Infantino's plan to sell future World Cup profits to investors, a move that later collapsed. Klaveness said his removal came after he said what many inside the sport already understood and urged FIFA leaders not to carry out orders that do not serve football.
The article says Lamour had long worked with Infantino, first at UEFA, then on Infantino's campaign to become FIFA president, and later at FIFA in Zurich. His July 31 statement accused Infantino of deceiving staff over the private equity plan and said football leaders should make the right decisions even if he lost his job.
FIFA said it thanked Lamour for his service. The episode added to pressure on Infantino after the sell-off proposal drew backlash from UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and CONCACAF.
AP专访：克拉韦内斯抨击因凡蒂诺领导下的国际足联以“恐惧管理”解雇高管
挪威足协主席利瑟·克拉韦内斯周二在接受美联社采访时严厉批评国际足联，称该组织解雇首席运营官凯文·拉穆尔“不可接受”，并反映出一种“恐惧管理”的做法。采访地点在日内瓦。
拉穆尔此前公开批评国际足联主席因凡蒂诺推动将未来世界杯收益出售给投资者的计划，而这一方案后来告吹。克拉韦内斯说，他被免职，是因为他说出了许多业内人士已经知道的情况；她还呼吁国际足联领导层不要执行不符合足球利益的指令。
报道提到，拉穆尔与因凡蒂诺长期共事，先是在欧足联，之后参与因凡蒂诺竞选国际足联主席，近年又在苏黎世的国际足联任职。他在7月31日的声明中指责因凡蒂诺在私募股权计划上对员工有所欺骗，并表示即便因此丢掉工作，也仍应作出正确决定。
国际足联表示感谢拉穆尔的服务。这一事件也加剧了因凡蒂诺面临的压力，因为该出售方案已遭到欧足联、亚洲足联和中北美及加勒比海足联的反对。