Juventus fined 300,000 euro ($464,100)
ROME, June 18 - Juventus have accepted a 300,000-euro ($ 464100) fine to settle charges of the second part of a probe in 2006 in a match-fixing scandal, Italian football federation (FIGC) said Wednesday .
Juventus will be able to pay the fine-tranches of 100,000 euros over the next three years, the FIGC said on its website (www.figc.it).
"This is not an admission of guilt is an act of generosity," Italian media quoted the legal adviser Juventus Franzo Grande Stevens said.
Charges considered allegations that the former Juve general manager Luciano Moggi gave foreign mobile phone SIM cards to match officials to create a system of secret communication with them.
Moggi was banned from football for five years in 2006 after the first part of the probe to attempts to get in line referees, while Juventus was relegated to second division and stripped of two league titles.
The Turin club won promotion back to top flight at the first attempt and finished third in Serie A last season to earn themselves a slot in a Champions League qualification.
Gianluca Paparesta, a senior Italian referee, was given a two-month suspension to settle accusations brought against him resulting from the second part of match-fixing probe, FIGC.
Messina, a second division side who were at the top flight when the scandal erupted, have been fined 60000 euros ($ 92820) for participation, while the club president and a former director have been banned for six months.
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