Euro 2020 winning coach Roberto Mancini returns to rescue Italy after third straight World Cup miss
- On Tuesday, Italian Football Federation President Giovanni Malagò announced Roberto Mancini will return as head coach of Italy's national team, resuming his role after leading the Azzurri from 2018 to 2023 when he won the 2021 European Championship.
- Gennaro Gattuso resigned in April following Italy's failure to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, marking the third consecutive time the Azzurri missed the tournament after losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Andrea Pirlo's potential appointment was blocked due to reported ties with Russian betting firm Fonbet, prompting technical director Paolo Maldini and adviser Leonardo to resign Monday after backing Pirlo's candidacy.
- Claudio Ranieri, the 74-year-old former Leicester City manager, was appointed technical director replacing Maldini, with both Mancini and Ranieri set to appear at a press conference Wednesday evening.
- Mancini brings extensive experience, having guided Manchester City to their first Premier League title in 2011-12 and managed 58 matches during his first Italy spell, with his first Nations League fixture against Belgium scheduled for September 25.
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An extraordinary beginning: Italy's new - and old - team chief makes a request because he had followed the call of money to Saudi Arabia. Now he is to lead the Azzurri back to old size.
An extraordinary beginning: Italy's new - and old - team chief makes a request because he had followed the call of money to Saudi Arabia. Now he is to lead the Azzurri back to old size.
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Cecil DailyRoberto Mancini apologizes after being rehired to coach Italy 3 years after he left for Saudi Arabia
ROME (AP) — Roberto Mancini issued an apology in his first public comments Wednesday after being rehired to coach an Italy squad in crisis three years after he abandoned the same job for a lucrative contract with Saudi Arabia.
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