Antonio Conte's Match-Fixing Ban Upheld

Juventus coach Antonio Conte has failed in his bid to have a 10-month suspension from football overturned.

The 43-year-old was handed the ban by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) for allegedly failing to report two incidents of match-fixing during his managerial spell at Siena.

But despite appealing the verdict at the Federal Court of Justice, Conte has been denied the chance to return to coaching Juventus for Saturday's opening Serie A game against Parma.

An FIGC statement read: "The Federal Court of Justice can confirm the 10-month disqualification for Antonio Conte."

Conte's implication in the Calcioscommesse scandal involved two Serie B matches that took place in the 2010-11 season.

The statement continued: "It was decided to acquit Conte for his role in the Novara-Siena game, but the 10-month disqualification stands as a disciplinary commission sanction concerning Albinoleffe-Siena."