Chelsea name Antonio Conte as new head coach

Football Soccer - Germany v Italy - International Friendly - Allianz-Arena, Munich, Germany - 29/3/16. Italy's coach Antonio Conte before the match. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

LONDON (Reuters) - Italian Antonio Conte was named as Chelsea's new head coach with a three-year contract, the outgoing Premier League champions announced on Monday. Conte, 46, currently the head coach of Italy, will take up the appointment after the June 10-July 10 European Championship in France. He will replace interim manager Guus Hiddink, who is leaving the club at the end of the season. (Reporting by Mike Collett, editing by Pritha Sarkar)