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Mancini appointed Italy manager again

Roberto Mancini has been appointed Italy manager for a second time after Gennaro Gattuso left in April and Andrea Pirlo pulled out on Monday.

By The UK Pulse Editorial Team·Source: BBC Sport··1 min read·How we work
Roberto Mancini on the sidelines while managing Al-Sadd in Qatar

Roberto Mancini was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Roberto Mancini has been appointed Italy manager for a second time.

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Gennaro Gattuso left in April after Italy failed to qualify for a third successive World Cup.

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

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

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