Paratici talks of ‘need to be based’ in Italy as move from Spurs to Fiorentina confirmed

Paratici talks of ‘need to be based’ in Italy as move from Spurs to Fiorentina confirmed

Co-sporting director to go after January transfer window Paratici returned full-time to Spurs in mid-October Fabio Paratici will leave his post as Tottenham’s joint sporting director after the closure of the January transfer window to take up a similar recruitment job at Fiorentina. The Italian came back to Spurs on a full-time basis in mid-October to work alongside Johan Lange, who was promoted from his role of technical director. Paratici had been Spurs’s managing director of football between 2021 and 2023 before resigning after a Fifa ban for alleged financial malpractice during his time at Juventus. After an appeal, he was allowed to act for Spurs on a consultancy basis. Continue reading...

Social media time does not increase teenagers’ mental health problems – study

Social media time does not increase teenagers’ mental health problems – study

UK study comes as ministers consider Australia’s ban on social media use for under-16s Screen time spent gaming or on social media does not cause mental health problems in teenagers, according to a large-scale study. With ministers in the UK considering whether to follow Australia’s example by banning social media use for under-16s, the findings challenge concerns that long periods spent gaming or scrolling TikTok or Instagram s driving an increase in teenagers’ depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions. Continue reading...