Ex-Juventus Director Sentenced To Three Years

The former Juventus director Antonio Giraudo has been sentenced to three years in prison for his role in Italy’s 2006 match-fixing scandal.

Giraudo, who was banned from football for five years by a 2006 sports tribunal, has been found guilty of sporting fraud and conspiracy in the criminal trial linked to the affair. Prosecutors had been seeking a five-year sentence.

Juventus were demoted to the second division in 2006 as a result of the scandal, which involved clubs procuring favourable referees for matches, but are now back as one of the strongest teams in the top flight, Serie A.

Giraudo, who is unlikely to serve his sentence because of an amnesty for non-violent offences committed before 2006, asked to have a fast-track trial along with a number of referees implicated in the scandal. The former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi requested a normal trial, which is currently taking place.

Thanks to guardian.co.uk