Antonio Conte, the once Italian footballer and now Juventus’s manager, has got his 10 month ban extended to cover all possible matches, including Champions League campaign against Chelsea which is scheduled to begin next week. Antonio Conte has had his twelve months ban penalized by Italian football federation for his involvement in alleged match fixing scandals which has finally been extended by FIFA according to its disciplinary codes. FIFA told in its statement that the said action has been taken in accordance with rule 136 of FIFA disciplinary codes which now cover every possible match, means he will not be able to participate in any national, international, friendly, and other official fixtures. Moreover, the said ban can also be increased if the documents provided by Italian football association, for its decision to ban him, demand further action. Antonio Conte can appeal against the judgment if FIFA rules allow him to do so. Antonio Conte’s appeal against Italian football federation’s order is already pending in National Arbitration Tribunal for Sports in Italy, and if he wins that appeal his ban could be changed accordingly, FIFA said.
Next week’s Champions League campaign against Chelsea will commence in its scheduled manner but Antonio Conte, due to his ban, will be taken over by Juventus’s technical director Massimo Carrera. Juventus is a two time European champion and its confidence level would surely be affected with the absence of its star ex footballer. FIFA’s strong note on such a match fixing scandal is taken with due care by football fertility and Juventus debarred not only Antonio Conte but also his assistance Angelo Alessio which is also not is going to participate in any match event until the ban continues.
In recent years, football match fixing scandals have been on rising note, so FIFA has adopted a zero tolerance policy to handle the increasing match fixing cases that come into limelight every now and then. Moreover, other football players / officials over the globe will note down the judgment and never attempt to commit any match fixing in future. Even in present case, FIFA has clearly said that more individuals can be punished across the global based on the new findings after scrutinizing the evidence they collected from various sources. So, Italian match fixing scandal is now turning hot coz of its multinational players, executive’s involvements. Be ready to catch the similar actions in coming weeks too!