Fabio Paratici resigns from Spurs after unsuccessful ban appeal, Daniel Levy reveals 'stressful time' for Italian

Fabio Paratici has resigned from his role as managing director of football at Spurs after an unsuccessful appeal of his worldwide ban, as club chairman Daniel Levy revealed the toll the process has taken on the Italian. Paratici had already taken a leave of absence from his position while his appeal was considered, but now the decision has been upheld, the 50-year-old has decided to formally step down.

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The Spurs statement read: «Whilst there continues to be a dispute as to the scope and extent of the ban, the current worldwide ban prevents Fabio from fulfilling his duties as our Managing Director of Football. »Fabio has consequently taken the decision to resign from his position at the Club with immediate effect to focus on his legal position in respect of the FIGC and FIFA rulings.".

Levy contributed his own words to the statement, adding: “This has been a stressful time for Fabio and his family. «We wanted to ensure that we allowed for due process to be followed.

Fabio is a man who lives and breathes football — we wish him well. “As outlined in our year end results, we started several months ago to restructure our football operations and last week announced the