Reports: Former Juventus chief Giraudo sentenced to 3 years for role in match-fixing scandal

Reports: Ex-Juventus chief sentenced to 3 years

ROME — Former Juventus chief executive Antonio Giraudo has been sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a match-fixing scandal that shook Italian soccer.

The ANSA and Apcom news agencies said Monday that Giraudo was convicted on charges of criminal association aimed at committing sports fraud by a court in Naples, Italy.

Giraudo was one of the figures at the center of the 2006 scandal, together with former Juventus executive Luciano Moggi. Moggi is also on trial in Naples, along with other defendants, on similar charges. Giraudo was tried separately in a fast-track trial at his request.

Moggi and Giraudo were banned from soccer for five years by a sports court for influencing the outcome of matches. Both deny any wrongdoing.