April 29, (THEWILL) – Former Tottenham and Juventus director Fabio Paratici has had his global ban partially reduced by FIFA, allowing him to remain in football.
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) initially banned Paratici from working in Italy for 30 months over accusations of inflating transfer fees to balance Juventus’ financial records. FIFA later extended the ban to cover the entire globe, forcing Paratici to resign from his role as Tottenham director.
Paratici appealed the ruling, and while he is still prohibited from entering dressing rooms and negotiating with players or agents, he can now attend training sessions and perform administrative work behind the scenes. The ruling means Paratici would not be able to return to the sort of role he had at either Juventus or Tottenham, although the latter have already begun identifying potential replacements for their director of football role.
“Paratici, assisted before FIFA by a team of lawyers made up of Paolo Lombardi, Luca Pastore and Ian Laing, will, therefore, be able to continue working in the world of football, albeit with reduced duties compared to those carried out to date, in compliance with the limits imposed by the sanction imposed by the FIGC,” a statement from Paratici’s legal team read.
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