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Roberto Mancini has been re-appointed Italy head coach: Details here
28 Jul 2026

Former Italy manager Roberto Mancini has been re-appointed as the men's head coach.

He replaces Gennaro Gattuso, who left the job in April after Italy failed to qualify for a third successive FIFA World Cup.

Notably, Andrea Pirlo was set to take over the role but on Monday pulled out following controversy over his ties to a Russian betting company.

Here are further details.

'Mancini the best person to become head coach'
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"I believed that the best person to become head coach was Roberto Mancini," said Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Giovanni Malago on Tuesday.