Former Juve star sent to prison

– Former Juventus and Italy forward Vincenzo Iaquinta was jailed for two years by an Italian court on Wednesday and his father Giuseppe for 19 years over alleged Mafia links.

Prosecutors had sought a six-year sentence for the 38-year-old, who was part of Italy’s 2006 World Cup-winning squad, for holding firearms and for alleged links with the Ndrangheta Mafia group.

Lawyers for the pair said they would appeal. –

Milan