Fabio Paratici, Tottenham's managing director of football, resigned Friday after losing his appeal against a 30-month ban for his part in a false accounting scandal involving former club Juventus. (More Football News)
Paratici, who had been in the position at Tottenham since 2021, would have been expected to play a key role in identifying and hiring the successor to Antonio Conte, who was fired last month and hasn't yet been replaced by a permanent manager.
Paratici took a leave of absence ahead of the appeal hearing after his ban was extended worldwide by FIFA last month. He was one of the officials handed bans from football activities when Juventus was hit with a 15-point penalty following an investigation by Turin public prosecutors into alleged false bookkeeping.
Juventus denied wrongdoing and also appealed to Italy's highest sports court within the Italian Olympic Committee, known as CONI. On Thursday, a panel referred the case back to the Italian football federation's appeals court and Juventus was handed back the points pending the new trial, but Paratici's ban was upheld.
바카라Whilst there continues to be a dispute as to the scope and extent of the ban, the current worldwide ban prevents Fabio from fulfilling his duties as our managing director of football," Tottenham said. 바카라Fabio has consequently taken the decision to resign from his position at the club with immediate effect to focus on his legal position in respect of the FIGC (Italian football federation) and FIFA rulings.바카라
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said the club had wanted to allow for 바카라due process to be followed바카라 before sorting out Paratici's future.
바카라Fabio is a man who lives and breathes football 바카라 we wish him well,바카라 Levy said.
Cristian Stellini, who was the assistant to Conte, is managing Tottenham until the end of the season.
