
Turin: Juventus boss Antonio Conte has reiterated that he was not aware of any match-fixing during his time in charge of Siena. It has been alleged that the former Italy international was aware of a plot to arrange the outcome of a crucial Serie B clash with Novara on April 30, 2011 - to play out a draw - and the 42-year-old's house was searched on Monday as part of...

04:01 PM, May 29, 2012

Rome: Italian police investigating a soccer match-fixing scandal placed Juventus trainer Antonio Conte under investigation and arrested the captain of Lazio Stefano Mauri and former Genoa midfielder Omar Milanetto, authorities said on Monday. The Italian football federation said Mauri was one of 14 people arrested. Italian authorities swept through the Italy national team training site near Florence on Monday and made more than a dozen arrests elsewhere as part of...

02:12 PM, May 28, 2012

Turin: Uruguay defender Martin Caceres has signed a permanent deal with Juventus, tying him to the Serie A champions until 2016. Caceres joined Juventus for a second loan spell in January from Sevilla and the 25-year-old has impressed enough to earn a four-year contract, with the Italian club spending 8 million on the player. Caceres enjoyed his first spell at Juventus when he signed on a season-long loan deal from...

09:05 AM, May 26, 2012

Turin: Juventus coach Antonio Conte has signed a new three-year deal with the Serie A champions that will keep him with the club until 2015. Conte, a former Juventus captain, took over last summer from Luigi Delneri, who failed to take Juventus into the Europa League with a seventh-place finish in the Italian league. The 42-year-old Conte led Juventus to the league title this season and reached the Italian Cup...

09:34 AM, May 25, 2012

Rome: Juventus will be looking to cap their undefeated season by adding the Italian Cup to their Serie A title when they meet Napoli in the final on Sunday. The Bianconeri completed the recovery from their darkest period following the 2006 match-fixing scandal as they lifted their first Serie A title in nine years last week, sparking scenes of jubilation in Turin. "On Sunday we will try to win another...

12:01 AM, May 20, 2012

Turin: Juventus director Beppe Marotta has described Robin van Persie as one of the most complete players around, but refused to disclose whether the newly-crowned champions of Italy will launch a bid to sign the Arsenal striker this summer. Van Persie has just a year left on his current contract with the Gunners and has been linked with a number of Europe's top clubs in recent months, including Juventus. Marotta...

09:03 AM, May 09, 2012

Milan: Veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero looks determined to end his Juventus career on a high as the Serie A title race heads into the home straight. In his final season with Juventus, Del Piero came on as a substitute to score the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Lazio on Wednesday that propelled his team back to the top of the standings. It was his 288th goal in...

10:24 AM, Apr 13, 2012

Milan: AC Milan defender Philippe Mexes has been suspended for three games after video evidence showed he struck Juventus striker Marco Borriello in a Serie A match. The Italian League said its disciplinary tribunal, basing its decision on video evidence, had found the Frenchman guilty of violent conduct, for punching an opponent in an off-the-ball incident during Saturday's 1-1 Serie A draw with Juventus. The referee did not see the...

11:54 AM, Feb 28, 2012

Milan: Alessandro Matri's late goal prevented Juventus from slipping to their first defeat of the season as they snatched a 1-1 draw at Serie A leaders AC Milan in a thrilling top-of-the-table clash on Saturday. Leonardo Bonucci's error, which led to Antonio Nocerino's goal, looked to have gifted Milan a 1-0 win but Matri pounced seven minutes from time to steal a share of the points. Both teams had goals...

08:44 AM, Feb 26, 2012

Milan: It is a buoyant AC Milan side which heads to Cesena on Sunday as they turns their attention back to Serie A following a dominant Champions League victory against Arsenal. Milan are all but through to the quarter-finals after humiliating the Premier League side 4-0 in the first leg. They also remain top of Serie A after Juventus drew 0-0 at Parma on Wednesday. "We can win both the...

02:31 PM, Feb 17, 2012

Milan: Juventus missed the chance to go back to the top of the Serie A table as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Parma on Wednesday. Antonio Conte's side had the better opportunities and could have taken the lead as early as the fourth minute when Giorgio Chiellini saw his header deflected off the post. Juventus also had two decent second-half penalty shouts turned down. The Bianconeri increased...

05:38 AM, Feb 16, 2012