Mancini re-appointed Italy manager

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Roberto Mancini was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2015 By Charlotte Coates BBC Sport journalist Published 5 minutes ago Roberto Mancini has been appointed Italy manager for a second time. 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. More to follow. Related topics Football Italy