Chelsea boss Antonio Conte receives phone call from wife during press conference

Embarrassed Chelsea manager Antonio Conte answers a mobile phone call during his news conference which turns out to be from his wife.

Press conferences can often be routine for Premier League managers but Antonio Conte received a surprise phone call as the Chelsea boss previewed his club’s trip to Burnley.

Chelsea will aim to maintain their faint hopes of a spot in the top four and Champions League football next season when they meet Sean Dyche's Clarets on Thursday, live on Sky Sports Football.

Marcos Alonso, named in the PFA's Premier League Team of the Year, is likely to miss the encounter at Turf Moor after he was handed a violent conduct charge by the FA on Tuesday and midway through an answer on the full back's availability Conte's phone began to ring.

Conte quickly admitted that the caller was his wife as the attending media and the Italian saw the funny side of the interruption.

"It was my wife. Always in the worst moment. I'm sorry," Conte said.

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"You can give me a fine! I'm sorry because I would be annoyed if it happened to one of you."

Watch the video above to see the funny moment Conte's press conference is interrupted by his wife!

Also See:

Watch Burnley host Chelsea in the Premier League, live on Sky Sports Football from 7.30pm on Thursday.

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