Tottenham Hotspur find themselves in a crisis off the pitch again but this may be their biggest in the era of chairman Daniel Levy.
Spurs are managerless after firing Antonio Conte but now also face being without a sporting director after Fabio Paratici was given a worldwide ban on all football activity for two-and-a-half years by FIFA on Wednesday.
The initial ban was dished out to the 50-year-old by the Italian football federation for alleged financial irregularities dating back to his time with Juventus. Paratici has 10 days to appeal his worldwide ban to FIFA's Appeals Committee.