Fabio Paratici has taken an immediate leave of absence from his job as Tottenham's managing director of football which means others will need to pick up his duties.
The 50-year-old was handed a 30-month ban by the Italian football federation in January from football-related activities after investigations into financial irregularities at Juventus. On Wednesday, FIFA extended that ban globally and Spurs sought clarification over that decision, which was received on Friday and prompted a club statement.
"This week the FIFA Disciplinary Committee announced a decision to extend the Italian Football Federation sanctions, relating to Fabio Paratici, worldwide," it read. "This decision was taken in advance of Fabio Paratici’s appeal hearing against the FIGC sanctions on April 19, the result of which would then have been considered by additional stakeholders, including the club.
