Juventus announce media blackout

The Bianconeri are furious that the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) Disciplinary Committee rejected the plea bargain deal that had been agreed with the federal prosecutor

         Juventus have announced a media blackout in response to the news that coach Antonio Conte must go to trial to answer charges relating to the Scommessopoli match-fixing scandal.

         The Bianconeri boss had agreed a deal with federal prosecutor Stefano Palazzi that would have seen the former Italy international hit with a three-month touchline ban and a €200,000 fine for failing to report two alleged attempts to influence the outcome of games during his time in charge of Siena. However, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) Disciplinary Committee surprisingly rejected Conte's plea bargain, meaning the 42-year-old is now set to be subjected to a full trial, much to the outrage of his employers.

        "Juventus have yesterday [Wednesday] enforced a media blackout," read a statement on the club's website.

         As well as Conte, Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci, winger Simone Pepe and backroom duo Angelo Alessio and Cristian Stellini have also been implicated in the affair.

Armero at Juve, job almost done

Udinese: "If you like him, we'll sold him"


         The last piece of the puzzle is missing for Armero to come to Juve. Udinese and Juventus are sill trying to find the winning combination for both of the sides. The transfer will surely include some other players going in Udine (Bouy, Boakye, Rugani) to reduce the expense. Yesterday the chairman of Udinese said: "We have sold some important players but also we will buy new ones. Only other player that is on transfer list is Armero. The chances of him going to Napoli at this moment are zero. There is one other team interested. If Armero wants to go, we'll let him go."

Conte reaches plea bargain deal to reduce ban in Scommessopoli scandal

    The Juventus coach has reportedly come to an agreement with Italian authorities to avoid the prosecution process, with the 42-year-old expected to be suspended until November.

        Juventus coach Antonio Conte has reached a plea bargain with the Federal Prosecutor in exchange for a reduced ban as part of Scommessopoli in Italy. The 42-year-old is one of a number of players and coaches who are currently under investigation for their role in the latest match-fixing scandal hitting Italian football. It is believed that Conte failed to report attempts to influence the outcome of two Serie B matches against Novara and AlbinoLeffe in 2010-11 when he was in charge of Siena. According to Tuttosport, Conte's lawyers will submit the plea bargain deal to the authorities on Wednesday as the Italian coach looks to avoid a lengthy ban. The Bianconeri boss will reportedly face a three-month ban if his plea bargain is agreed, meaning he would miss a significant number of matches into the new season, before returning to the bench on November 1. In fact Conte was honest but he didn't show his honesty.