Italy judge acquits future Chelsea coach Conte in match-fixing case

Record ID: 103359

  • Title: Italy judge acquits future Chelsea coach Conte in match-fixing case
  • Date: 16th May 2016
  • Summary: ROME, ITALY (FILE - AUGUST 20, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF ANTONIO CONTE EXITING CAR AND WALKS THROUGH CROWD OF JOURNALISTS JOURNALISTS IN COURT PRESS ROOM WATCHING PROCEEDINGS ON TV SCREENS
  • Embargoed: 31st May 2016 13:05
  • Keywords: Antonio Conte Siena Italy court Juventus
  • Location: ROME, TURIN AND BARI, ITALY / TA'QALI, MALTA / ISTANBUL, TURKEY
  • City: ROME, TURIN AND BARI, ITALY / TA'QALI, MALTA / ISTANBUL, TURKEY
  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: Soccer,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014I24BB3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: An Italian judge acquitted Antonio Conte, the future coach of English Premier League club Chelsea, for allegedly doing nothing to halt a 2011 match-fixing scandal while in charge of Siena's soccer team.
    Judge Pierpaolo Beluzzi said Conte, who will coach Italy's national squad during this year's European Championship before taking up his new post at Chelsea, was acquitted because the accusations of sporting fraud were baseless.
    Conte, who has already served a ban imposed by the Italian soccer federation (FIGC) in connection with the case, has always denied any wrongdoing.
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