and Moris Carrozzieri of Atalanta receive two-month bans as a result of a betting inquiry. The two players were accused of "trying to obtain information on the final result of some football matches, in order to allow third parties to place their bets and be sure to win". 9 October 2006 – Pescara sack coach Davide Ballardini. 10 October 2006 – The Italian U21 team defeats Spain 2–1 to reach the UEFA U-21 Championships. 11 October 2006 – Pescara appoint Aldo Ammazzalorso as new coach. 16 October 2006 – Chievo sack coach Giuseppe Pillon and name former coach Luigi Delneri as his replacement. 19 October 2006 – Siena are given a one-point deduction for a delay in payment of social security contributions. 27 October 2006 – After further appeals in the 2006 Serie A scandal, Juventus had their point penalty reduced from −17 to −9. Lazio had their penalty cut from −11 to −3. Fiorentina had their penalty cut from −19 to −15. 30 October 2006 – Serie C1 club Grosseto name Antonello Cuccureddu coach after sacking Massimiliano Allegri. 31 October 2006 – Arezzo sack coach Antonio Conte. Maurizio Sarri was named as his replacement. 8 November 2006 – The Italian Youth championship will be named after deceased Inter president Giacinto Facchetti. 13 November 2006 – Ascoli sack coach Attilio Tesser. 14 November 2006 – Ascoli appoint Nedo Sonetti as new coach. 27 November 2006 – Italian and Real Madrid defender Fabio Cannavaro is named European Footballer of the Year. 28 November 2006 – Genoa striker Giuseppe Sculli is handed an eight-month ban after a match-fixing episode called Caso Genoa. 12 December 2006 – Reggina have their penalty cut from 15 to 11 points in further appeals for their part in the 2006 Serie A scandal. 12 December 2006 – Pescara sack coach Aldo Luigi Ammazzalorso. Assistant coach Vincenzo Vivarini takes over on an interim basis. 17 December 2006 – Cagliari sack coach Marco Giampaolo. 18 December 2006 – Fabio Cannavaro is named FIFA World Player of the Year for 2006. 19 December 2006 – Franco Colomba is appointed coach of Cagliari. 23 December 2006 – Verona sack coach Massimo Ficcadenti, and replace him with Giampiero Ventura. 6 January 2007 – Marcello Lippi and all 23 player from Italy's 2006 World Cup winning squad have been given the title of Cavaliere, an Italian OBE, by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. 14