Tottenham managing director of football Fabio Paratici has had his appeal against his 30-month ban from Italian football rejected. Paratici was implicated for his role in former club Juventus' alleged financial mismanagement, leading to suspensions being handed down to a number of key officials.
Although his 30-month ban was initially for Italian football, it was extended worldwide by FIFA at the end of March. Paratici's appeal was heard by the Italian Olympic Committee on Wednesday and his appeal was rejected late on Thursday afternoon.
It is unclear whether there is a further stage to Paratici's appeal against his ban. Paratici was not the only official to have his appeal rejected, with Andrea Agnelli and Federico Cherubini in the same boat. However, the appeals of Pavel Nedved, Paolo Garimberti and Enrico Vellano were accepted.
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Juventus were also successful in their appeal against their 15-points deduction. As a result, Juventus have moved from seventh to third in the Serie A table.
Paratici's 30-month ban could leave Tottenham with a decision to make over his future. After it was confirmed last month that his ban had been extended worldwide, Tottenham revealed in a statement that Paratici had agreed with the club that he would take an immediate leave of absence pending the outcome of his appeal.
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