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Welcome along to Tuesday's Football Daily. I'm David Wilson. Coming up today, the FIFA scandal keeps rolling on as the governing body decides to sack their chief operating officer. Todd Bode is to consider getting out of Chelsea as he contemplates setting up his stake to Clear Lake Capital, and Cork's Brian Barry Murphy begins life in the championship at Cardiff City with a draw against Wrexham. FIFA's chief operating officer, Kevin Lamour, has been sacked by the governing. Body less than three weeks after he strongly criticized as President Gianni Infantino's aborted plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors. In a statement, a FIFA spokesperson would only confirm that the working relationship between FIFA and Kevin Lamur as chief operating officer has ended on the 17th of August 2026.
FIFA thanks Kevin for his two years of service and wishes him best of luck for. The future. FIFA staff were informed of the news in an email by its Secretary General Matthias Grafstrom on Monday evening, who told them the organisation and Lamour had agreed to part ways. Last month, Lamour described the controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise plans as the project of one person and said the time has now come for football political leaders to ask themselves the right questions and make the right decisions. He added FIFA's own administration was deceived about the now abandoned project. Lemur acknowledged he had a duty of loyalty to his employer, but also to certain values and supporting his colleagues.
Lemur joined FIFA in November 2024, having previously served as Deputy General Secretary at UEFA and was two layers of management below Infantino. Earlier this month, Infantino received the backing of senior executives. In a meeting in Morocco, but BBC Sport was told Lamur was not invited. Chelsea co-owner Todd Boley is reportedly considering selling his stake in the business to majority owners Clear Lake Capital. Bowley and fellow investor Mark Walter are said to have grown frustrated with the direction of the club, including recruitment, managerial appointments, and plans for a new stadium. The Times says the Geo valued the outfit at £5 billion. Newcastle in United have completed the signing of Amar Dedic from Benfica.
It's understood the fee is twenty nine and a half million pounds. The Bosnia International signs a five year deal.
with the fullback suggesting he was being unfairly singled out. Later, Guardiola explains, as a skipper, Walker should not have behaved in that way, but it was sad he left. Walker went to AC Milan on loan, and later moved to Burnley. In another part of the programme Pep references his own marriage break up in a team talk, Telling the players he was giving everything for all of you during a slump and form in november twenty twenty five. Football writer and broadcaster Jonathan Wilson joined Owen Shane on the football show last night to look ahead to a huge Premier League season, and after Manchester City were defeated by Arsenal comfortably in the community shield on Sunday, question marks remain over what sort of direction City are going in under new boss Enzo Moresca.
I mean, it's really difficult to say because there's this complication that in a weird way going to Moresca is going back to an older version of Pep. You know, we saw Pep last season and to an extent the end of the season before saying Ah, yeah, maybe that control that I've always insisted on, maybe the game's moved on, maybe that's an unrealistic thing to expect. And being prepared to engage transitions a bit more. But I yeah, I I I mean look this this is a big conclusion to draw from Sunday, so I say this with a degree of caution. But maybe the narrative that certainly I persuaded myself of, which was Guardiola was just slightly gone over the hill that this was Guadiola just past his peak for the last two seasons.
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4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:29
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Why did FIFA sack chief operating officer Kevin Lamour and what does it mean for Infantino’s plans?
4:29–10:47
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Is Todd Boehly considering selling his Chelsea stake and what are the frustrations behind it?
10:47–12:33
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How much did Newcastle United pay for Amar Dedić and what are the expectations for the Bosnian defender?
12:33–13:26
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