Paratici resigns from Tottenham as FIFA upholds 30-month worldwide ban

Fabio Paratici has resigned as managing director of football at Tottenham Hotspur. His resignation comes after FIFA upheld his worldwide ban, which was issued in relation to the investigation of Juventus’ past transfer dealings.

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) had previously suspended Paratici and other Juventus officials in January. Despite Juventus successfully appealing their 15-point deduction in Serie A, the FIGC upheld Paratici’s 30-month suspension in March.

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As a result, Paratici resigned from his role at Tottenham on Friday, with a club statement saying “there continues to be a dispute as to the scope and extent of the ban” but that it “prevents Fabio from fulfilling his duties”.

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Paratici will now “focus on his legal position in respect of the FIGC and FIFA rulings”, it added.

Chairman Daniel Levy said: “This has been a stressful time for Fabio and his family. We wanted to ensure that we allowed for due process to be followed. Fabio is a man who lives and breathes football – we wish him well.

“As outlined in our year-end results, we started several months ago to restructure our football operations and last week announced the appointment of Scott Munn as chief football officer to head up all the departments.

“We shall continue to strengthen our football functions over the coming months.“