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 Italian national soccer team head coach Antonio Conte applied for summary judgment in a match-fixing trial being held in Cremona, the ANSA news agency reported Monday. Conte and more than 100 other footballers and club officials from Italy's three professional leagues are charged with sports fraud after a wide investigation into illegal betting that began in 2012. Prosecutors believe that Conte knew about, but did not report, the fixing of matches by some Siena players when he was coaching the Tuscany club in the 2010-11 season. The trial has been in its preliminary hearing since mid-February, when Conte's attorneys said that he was hoping for a rapid conclusion. The coach is to lead the Azzurri squad at Euro 2016 starting on June 10 in France. If conceded by the preliminary hearing judge, summary judgment allows a speedier procedure and reduces by one-third the possible prison term for a guilty verdict. In late 2012, the Italian football federation (FIGC) suspended Conte, who was then coaching Juventus, for four months, basing the ruling on investigations from public prosecutors. | |||||
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Conte seeking expedited procedure in corruption trial
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