Fabio Paratici has resigned as Tottenham’s managing director of football.
The Italian, 50, exits after losing his appeal against a 30-month Italian Football Federation ban on certain football related activities, which FIFA extended worldwide.
A club statement said: “Yesterday, Fabio was unsuccessful with an appeal against his Italian Football Federation ban on certain football related activities.
A club statement said: “Yesterday, Fabio was unsuccessful with an appeal against his Italian Football Federation ban on certain football related activities.
“FIFA ruled to extend the ban worldwide and, while 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.
“Fabio 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 and FIFA rulings.”
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy added: “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.
Club Statement – Fabio Paratici
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 21, 2023
“We shall continue to strengthen our football functions over the coming months.”
The FIGC Court of Appeal sentenced Paratici, who had been employed by Tottenham since the summer of 2021, to a two-and-a-half-year absence from employment in Italy.
His involvement in charges of dishonest accounting at his former club Juventus, who received a 15-point deduction, led to the punishment being meted out.
Despite an appeal, FIFA extended Paratici’s global suspension, and on March 31, he took an immediate leave of absence from his job at Spurs.
On Wednesday, the Sports Guarantee Panel heard the appeal at the Italian National Olympic Committee.