Mancini reappointed Italy boss after Pirlo controversy

Roberto Mancini has been appointed Italy manager for a second time - just a day after Andrea Pirlo ruled himself out of the running for the job and technical director Paolo Maldini resigned.

Roberto Mancini confirmed as new Italy boss – three years after resigning  talkSPORT

Roberto Mancini will become the new head coach of Italy - after Paolo Maldini left his role as technical director of the Italian Football Federation after 16 days.

Russian ambassador to Italy Alexey Paramonov on Monday expressed solidarity for Andrea Pirlo, who has announced that he is no longer in the running to be the new coach of the Italian national team following a furore over his sponsorship of Russian betting agency Fonbet. "It is sad to note that, despite your extraordina