Antonio Conte to swap blue of Italy for Chelsea

Antonio Conte has paved the way to take the Chelsea post after it was confirmed the Italy manager would be stepping down following Euro 2016.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2016 - 00:00

Dylan King

The ex-Juventus coach has been with the Azzurri since August 2014 but is set for a return to club management just two years on, once the tournament concludes in France this summer.

Italy play Ireland in Lille in their final Group E game on June 22.

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Courts Soccer Antonio Conte Place: France Place: Lille Place: Stamford Bridge Place: Rome Place: west London Person: Antonio Conte Person: Azzurri Person: Carlo Tavecchio Person: Conte Person: Tavecchio Person: Jose Mourinho Person: Guus Hiddink Person: Massimo Carrera Person: Angelo Alessio Person: Paolo Bertelli Person: Mauro Sandreani Person: Gianluca Person: Roberto Mancini Person: Fabio Capello Person: Roberto Donadoni Person: Claudio Ranieri Person: Martin O’Neill Event: Euro 2016 Event: Group E Event: European championship Event: 2014-15 Premier League Event: 2006 World Cup Event: Euro 2016 Group E Organisation: Italy Organisation: Chelsea Organisation: Juventus Organisation: Italian Football Federation Organisation: FIGC Organisation: FIGC congress Organisation: Juve Organisation: Manchester City Organisation: Inter Milan Organisation: Inter Organisation: BBC Sport Organisation: Bologna Organisation: Leicester Organisation: Belgium Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Sweden Organisation: Spain Organisation: Germany

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