Tottenham managing director of football Fabio Paratici has appealed FIFA's decision to extend his global ban from football.
Paratici was in January handed a 30-month ban from Italian football, for his role in alleged financial mispractice at Juventus.
In March, world football's governing body took Spurs by surprise by extending the ban worldwide, prompting Paratici to take an “immediate leave of absence" from his role in north London.
Now Paratici has appealed FIFA’s decision.
"FIFA can only confirm that an appeal has been lodged by Mr Paratici against the decision passed by the Chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee," a FIFA spokesperson told Reuters.
Paratici is still due to hear the outcome of an appeal to the Italian football sanctions, which will be heard by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) on April 19.
Paratici is one of 11 former Juventus executives under investigation, with all of those figures denying any wrongdoing. Their appeal against the sactions imposed by the Italian Football Federation will be heard by the Italian Olympic Committee.
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