Capello to face trial over false testimony

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

ROME (AFP) — England coach Fabio Capello will be tried for false testimony and obstructing the course of justice by Rome judicial authorities, Italian news agency Ansa reported on Wednesday.

Capello and the general manager of Juventus Antonio Giraudo have been charged following testimonies they gave to the court back in March.

The former Juventus, AC Milan and Real Madrid coach is accused of wrong-doing in relation to the activities of Gea World, a sports agency which represented several footballers, and their dealings with Juventus during the England boss's spell at the helm of the Italian giants.

On March 31 Capello was questioned in relation to the match-fixing scandal that saw Juventus relegated to Serie B for the 2006/07 season, alongside ex-Juve...

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