Tottenham Hotspur’s managing director of football, Fabio Paratici, has extended an Italian Football Federation (FIGC) ban over alleged financial misconduct by FIFA – further jeopardizing his position in the Premier League.
Paratici was set to lead the search for the next Tottenham manager after Antonio Conte left the club by mutual consent on Sunday.
FIFA confirmed it had extended Paratici’s ban by 30 months on Wednesday morning through a statement issued to FIFA the athlete.
It read: “FIFA can confirm that, at the request of FIFA, the Chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided to extend the sanctions imposed by FIFA on several football officials to have a global impact.”
The 50-year-old is one of 11 former Juventus executives banned from Italian football after FIFA used new evidence gathered in a separate criminal investigation, known as Prisma, to reopen a case it lost this time this year. the past.
The 11 people each deny any wrongdoing, and an appeal against the FIGC sanctions will be heard by the Italian Olympic Committee on April 19.
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What does Paratici ban mean to Tottenham?
Jack Pete Brook, Tottenham correspondent: If Fabio Paratici is now banned from playing football everywhere – including in England – and not just in Italy, that certainly means he can no longer continue as managing director of football at Tottenham. It would be very embarrassing for the club on many levels.
Firstly, because they have created this gigantic business, the reorganization of the club’s structure, for an individual who apparently can no longer continue in his role. It raises serious questions about whether any due diligence was conducted when Daniel Levy chose to appoint him to the position in May 2021.
Then there is the question of how Tottenham have responded since Parachi was first banned in Italy. As a club, they said absolutely nothing about Paratici’s future. When it looked as if he would be sidelined at Tottenham – he was not mentioned in the official statement announcing Antonio Conte’s departure on Sunday night – he was then brought in for an interview on the club’s website on Tuesday night.
That interview was still on Tottenham’s website on Wednesday morning, just as FIFA confirmed that the FIGC’s banned list would now be banned from football everywhere.
Who else has been banned?
The FIFA ban included 10 Juventus executives, as well as Paratici. This included then-club president Andrea Agnelli, who was suspended for 24 months, as well as former Juventus player-turned-manager, Pavel Nedved, who was suspended for eight months.
An 11-player Italian football ban has been extended by FIFA. They are as follows:
- Fabio Paratici
- Federico Cherubini
- Andrea Agnelli
- Pavel Nedved
- Enrico Villano
- Paolo Garemberti
- Asia Grazioli Veneer
- Maurizio Arrivabene
- Caitlin Marie Hughes
- Daniela Marilongo
- Francesco Roncalio
What does Juventus accuse?
Juventus is accused of false corporate contacts, false contacts to the stock market and supervisory authority obstruction (CONSOB), with plaintiffs alleging transfer proceeds were artificially inflated in a bid to balance their books.
They have since earned a 15-point deduction for the season from Serie A.
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What about Paratici’s black book?
The Paratici Black Book was of particular interest to investigators during their search of the Juventus buildings.
The piece of paper, titled “Libro Nero FP” – “The Black Book”, was described as a “disturbing” document in the written reasons for the 15-point penalty handed to Juventus by the Football Court of Appeal.
The “Black Book” included conversations with Federico Cherubini, who was the manager of the men’s team at Juventus.
In that paper, Cherubini lists four sections: Management, Strategy, Relationships, and Behavior. “How did we get here?” he wrote. “Signatures are meaningless.” Dejan Kulusevski’s name is bracketed next, as an example of a player who, in Cherubini’s opinion, paid Juventus against the odds, agreeing a €44m deal on the back of a blistering four months at Parma.
Further, under the “Strategy” heading, there is a line with “Artificial Excess Utilization” with an arrow indicating “Immediate Interest” and “Carry Amortization.”
When the report of the TV program reached out to Paratici to comment on the accusatory hypothesis put forward by prosecutors in Turin, he said: “Everyone has their own view of course, but as I said, now it is really one-sided. There is one person in the attack and another person who can only defend and not.” He can cross the halfway line.”
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What did Parachi say on Tuesday?
Parachi commented on Conte’s departure and Tottenham’s goals for the rest of the season earlier this week.
He also discussed Spurs’ search for a new manager and sent a personal message to supporters of the north London side.
Speaking in a lengthy interview with Tottenham’s official website, Paratici said: “My message to the fans is to keep supporting as they have done so far because they are really amazing and support the team and support Christian and Ryan and all the staff. Ten games left and to achieve our goal we need the fans of course.
“We know how difficult this season was for him (Conte) personally, Gian Piero (Ventroni) died, (Gianluca) Vialli died and then surgery. The club supported him a lot and everyone is close to each other but then we came to this mutual agreement, I think the decision that We made it was the right decision for everyone.
“We don’t talk about other coaches or follow speculations in the media because it’s just speculation. We’re focused, we’re now focused on helping Christian and helping the staff, Ryan and the players. I think, today, we have to focus on our team, on our coach because it’s an important moment.”
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