Tottenham chief Paratici faces uncertain future after ban extended worldwide by FIFA

Tottenham managing director of football Fabio Paratici’s future at the club has been cast into doubt after his ban by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) was extended worldwide by FIFA.

Paratici was one of 11 individuals connected with Juventus who were issued with bans by the FIGC in January after the club was found guilty of false accounting in relation to transfer dealings.

Juventus were also docked 15 points as part of the punishment.

Paratici and Juventus denied any wrongdoing, with an appeal against the initial sanctions imposed by the FIGC to be heard by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) on April 19.

Despite his 30-month ban, Spurs director Paratici was able to continue his role with the Premier League club because the suspension only applied to Italian Football.

However, FIFA confirmed on Wednesday the bans handed out by the FIGC have been extended worldwide, meaning Paratici will be unable to fulfil his duties at Spurs unless his appeal is successful.

A widely reported FIFA statement read: “FIFA can confirm that following a request by the FIGC, the chairperson of the FIFA disciplinary committee has decided to extend the sanctions imposed by the FIGC on several football officials to have worldwide effect.”

The news comes just three days after the sacking of Spurs head coach Antonio Conte, with the Italian leaving after 17 months in charge.

Paratici, who would have likely played an important in appointing Conte’s replacement, appeared in a video on Tuesday outlining Spurs’ plans for the rest of the season and describing the decision to fire the former Inter and Chelsea coach as “the right decision.”

“We will fight to achieve our targets. We are prepared to fight until the end of the season. Everyone has to be focused on the last part of the season”

An update from Fabio Paratici pic.twitter.com/TG6v0cTZVU

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) March 28, 2023