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Italy brings back Roberto Mancini as national team coach

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Italy named Roberto Mancini men's national team coach, the Italian Football Federation announced Tuesday. He previously coached Italy from 2018-23.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Roberto Mancini named Italy head coach for second time (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Mancini coached the national side in 2018-2023 and returns to the job with Italy having missed the World Cup.

  2. The Republic

    Euro 2020 winning coach Roberto Mancini returns to rescue Italy after third straight World Cup miss (opens The Republic)

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    MILAN (AP) — Roberto Mancini has once again been tasked with revitalizing an Italy team in crisis, almost exactly three years after he bolted on the national team. Italian soccer federation Giovanni Malagò announced Mancini as the new Italy coach on Tuesday, adding that Claudio Ranieri will become t…

  3. BBC News

    Mancini reappointed Italy boss after Pirlo controversy (opens BBC News)

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    Roberto Mancini is appointed Italy manager for a second time - just a day after Andrea Pirlo rules himself out of the running for the job and technical director Paolo Maldini resigns.

  4. UPI

    Italy brings back Roberto Mancini as national team coach (opens UPI)

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    Italy named Roberto Mancini men's national team coach, the Italian Football Federation announced Tuesday. He previously coached Italy from 2018-23.

  5. Winchester Star

    Roberto Mancini apologizes after being rehired to coach Italy 3 years after he left for Saudi Arabia (opens Winchester Star)

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    Roberto Mancini has issued an apology in his first public comments 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. Mancini says “I’m very…

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