Senior FIFA official withdraws support from embattled Infantino
One of FIFA’s vice presidents has withdrawn his support from the world football body’s embattled president Gianni Infantino, saying the “unexpected dismissal” of critic Kevin Lamour was the “final straw”.
On Tuesday, European football body UEFA vice-president Laura McAllister said FIFA’s dismissal of Lamour sent a “deeply troubling message to all of us seeking change”.“My conviction that you are capable of continuing to lead FIFA successfully and effectively in accordance with the shared values that previously formed the basis of our cooperation has been undermined,” Csanyi, a billionaire businessman and banker and head of the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ), said in the letter sent to Infantino on Tuesday.
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