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Roberto Mancini

Italy national team head coach appointed for a second stint, previously won Euro 2020 title.

2026-05-202026-09-26

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  1. September 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    … Other documents claimed to show off-the-books payments to then manager Roberto Mancini via consultancy fees from a club in Abu Dhabi. …

    Man City found guilty of 114 Premier League charges - reports
  3. Citizen Digital

    Mancini eager for 'new adventure' on Italy return By AFP September 21, 2026 10:45 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Portugal’s coach Jorge Jesus looks on during a press conference to announce the list of play …

    Mancini eager for 'new adventure' on Italy return
  4. Citizen Digital

    … Totti said that he had held talks with the new president of the Italian football federation, Giovanni Malago, who had appointed Roberto Mancini as national coach, over a position there. …

    Totti turns down Italy and Roma to join basketball club
  5. July 2026
  6. Citizen Digital

    Mancini wants Italy back to trophy-winning ways By AFP July 30, 2026 10:31 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Newly appointed Italy head coach Roberto Mancini poses before a press conference in Rome on July 29 …

    Mancini wants Italy back to trophy-winning ways
  7. Citizen Digital

    Mancini returns as coach of crisis-hit Italy By AFP July 28, 2026 05:17 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Roberto Mancini, head coach of Al Sadd SC, looks on before the Amir Cup Semi Final match between Al Sa …

    Mancini returns as coach of crisis-hit Italy
  8. Citizen Digital

    … Maldini is apparently threatening to resign, after just three weeks in the job, if either Conte or another former national coach Roberto Mancini, who coached them to Euro 2020 success, is appointed. …

    Pirlo bitter over debate that cost him Italy coaching job
  9. Citizen Digital

    … A return of Roberto Mancini, who coached Italy when they won the European Championship in 2021, ​has also been cited as another potential alternative.

    Italy sounded out Ancelotti before Guardiola about coach role
  10. Citizen Digital

    … According to Italian media reports, former Italy internationals Andrea Pirlo and Roberto Mancini -- who guided the Azzurri to the Euro 2020 title -- are also being considered as candidates to coach the national team, which faces Belgium on September 25 in the Nations League.

    Italian FA chief says in touch with Guardiola over coaching vacancy
  11. June 2026
  12. The Standard

    … A series of poor results in friendly warm-up matches in March had already cost French coach Herve Renard his job, bringing a second spell by Renard to an end after he returned to replace Italian Roberto Mancini. …

    Saudi football federation chief resigns after World Cup exit
  13. May 2026
  14. Citizen Digital

    … There then followed further allegations of misreporting financial information centred on documents that claimed to show secret 'off-the-books' payments to previous manager Roberto Mancini via consultancy fees from a club in Abu Dhabi, and giving players more money than was offici …

    Could history be rewritten? Guardiola, Man City and the 115 charges

Yesterday

  1. Manchester City found guilty of 114 Premier League financial charges

    Manchester City has been found guilty of all but one of 115 Premier League charges for breaching financial regulations, the Athletic reported. No sanction has yet been decided and the club is set to appeal.

    17 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

Monday 21 September

  1. Mancini returns to lead Italy in Nations League opener

    Roberto Mancini has begun his second stint as Italy coach and says he is eager for a "new adventure" with the team. Mancini previously led Italy to the Euro 2020 title; Italy will open his latest reign with a Nations League home match against Belgium on Friday.

    21 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 8 September

  1. Francesco Totti joins basketball club Maxima Roma as adviser

    Former AS Roma captain Francesco Totti has joined Maxima Roma, a newly created basketball team, as an adviser responsible for fan base development and corporate social responsibility, declining roles with the Italian national team and his former football club.

    8 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 30 July

  1. Mancini returns as Italy coach, targets trophy wins

    Roberto Mancini has been appointed Italy head coach for a second time, replacing Gennaro Gattuso after Italy's World Cup qualification play-off defeat. The 61-year-old, who previously led Italy to the Euro 2020 title, said he aims to restore the team to winning ways after missing the last three World Cups.

    30 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 28 July

  1. Mancini appointed as Italy coach for second stint

    Roberto Mancini has been named head coach of Italy's national team for a second time, tasked with revitalizing the Azzurri after missing out on the last three World Cups. FIGC president Giovanni Malago announced the appointment, also revealing that technical director Roberto Maldini has been replaced by Claudio Ranieri.

    28 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Monday 27 July

  1. Andrea Pirlo loses Italy coaching job over debate

    Former Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo, who was favoured for the national coaching post, expressed bitterness on Monday over the debate that has led to him no longer being a candidate. Pirlo had become the favourite to revive the national side after Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the third successive time.

    27 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 24 July

  1. Italy approached Ancelotti before Guardiola for national coach

    Italy's technical director Paolo Maldini said on Thursday that the Italian Football Federation approached Carlo Ancelotti about the national team coaching job before discussing the role with Pep Guardiola. Italy has been searching for a new coach since Gennaro Gattuso stepped down in April after the team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.

    24 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 22 July

  1. Italian FA chief discusses Guardiola for national team coaching role

    Italy's football federation head Giovanni Malago confirmed he has held talks with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola about the vacancy at the Italian national side, though he said he was "not sure that this will come about." Malago said the federation would increase the coach's salary budget in Guardiola's case and described opening dialogue as "the right thing to do."

    22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Monday 29 June

  1. Saudi football federation president resigns after World Cup exit

    Saudi Arabia's Football Federation president Yasser al-Misehal resigned after the national team was eliminated in the first round of the World Cup, finishing bottom of its group with two points. Al-Misehal, who led the federation for seven years and oversaw Saudi Arabia's successful bid to host the 2034 World Cup, said he bore responsibility for the failure to advance.

    29 June 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 20 May

  1. Manchester City faces 115 Premier League financial charges

    Pep Guardiola, who has managed Manchester City for 10 seasons and won six Premier League titles, the Champions League, and a historic Treble, may leave the club at season's end as an independent commission continues to investigate more than 100 charges of alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules. Manchester City has denied wrongdoing throughout the case.

    20 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

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