FIFA gives Conte 10-month ban over match-fixing

The Associated Press
Published Friday, September 14, 2012 10:06AM EDT

In this Feb. 25, 2012 file photo Juventus coach Antonio Conte gestures during a Serie A soccer match in Milan, Italy. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

ZURICH, Switzerland -- FIFA has extended Juventus coach Antonio Conte's 10-month suspension for match-fixing violations to include all soccer worldwide, barring him from working at a Champions League game against Chelsea next week.

FIFA says Conte's ban "covers all types of matches, including domestic, international, friendly and official fixtures."

Juventus, a two-time European champion, begins the Champions League group stage at titleholder Chelsea on Wednesday.

Conte has appealed his sanction by the Italian soccer federation for failing to report match-fixing by an opponent when he coached then-Serie B team Siena in the 2010-11 season.

Conte then guided unbeaten Juventus to the Serie A title last year in his first season in Turin.

Technical director Massimo Carrera has taken over this season while Conte and his assistant Angelo Alessio are banished from matches.

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