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– Tottenham managing director Fabio Paratici may have to step away from his current role after Fifa extended an initial ban in Italy worldwide.
– Paratici was given a 30-month ban in January after his former club Juventus were found guilty of false accounting.
– The 50-year-old served as sporting director and managing director at Juventus before joining Tottenham in June 2021.
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– Paratici and Juventus have both appealed the decision.
– Paratici’s initial ban only applied to Italian football, meaning he was able to continue working at Tottenham.
– However, the extended ban comes as Tottenham search for a new manager following the departure of Antonio Conte.
– Conte left Spurs on Sunday with the club fourth in the Premier League, but having been knocked out of the Champions League and FA Cup in recent weeks.
– Paratici told the club website on Tuesday that he and the club were “focused” on moving forward and finding a replacement.
– “Fifa can confirm that following a request by the Italian FA (FIGC), the chairperson of Fifa disciplinary committee has decided to extend the sanctions imposed by FIGC on several football officials to have worldwide effect,” a statement from the world’s governing body read.
– The entire board of the Serie A club, including president Andrea Agnelli and vice-president Pavel Nedved, resigned in November as a police investigation into the club’s transfer activity continued.
– Juventus were subsequently docked 15 points by the FIGC in January. The Serie A giants were accused of fixing their balance sheets by artificial gains from club transfers.
