Roberto Mancini: Last News

Manchester United have been urged to hire Tottenham's Antonio Conte as their next permanent manager.

England manager Fabio Capello has used Italy’s shock World Cup qualifier defeat by North Macedonia to lay into Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku. Italy have failed to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar after conceding a 92nd-minute goal to lose 1-0 against North Macedonia in a play-off on Thursday night. The European champions will be absent from the second successive World Cup, having been beaten by Sweden for a chance to play at the 2018 tournament.

The Italian FA have confirmed they wish for Roberto Mancini to remain as Italy's national team manager.

World Cup in Qatar.On home soil at the Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo, a 92nd-minute winner from Aleksandar Trajkovski condemned the reigning European champions to a 1-0 defeat. Having also failed to qualify for the 2018 tournament, the shock result means the Azzurri will miss a second successive World Cup.It's just eight months since Italy beat England via a penalty shootout to claim the Henri Delaunay Trophy.

Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a rousing message of encouragement to his Portugal teammates as they look to qualify for December's Qatar World Cup.

Former Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is back in the dugout with his first managerial role in three and a half years.

Roberto Mancini has explained how he managed to 'change the situation' at Man City while manager.

Roberto Mancini has been reminiscing about the moment Man City secured a first ever Premier League title in the most dramatic fashion thanks to a late Sergio Aguero strike against QPR.

Manchester City, despite their spending spree in the last 13 years, are not big fans of the January transfer window.

Micah Richards has opened up on a brilliant transfer story from his time at the Etihad Stadium that left the former Manchester City defender baffled.

Cristiano Ronaldo's heartbreaker as 'Super Mario' is set to be called up to Roberto Mancini's squad.Italy and Portugal have been drawn on the same side of the World Cup qualification bracket in March.Both sides failed to top their groups, and will have to run the gauntlet of the playoffs to earn a spot in Qatar.Balotelli last earned an Italian cap in 2018, but he hasn't been a regular fixture of the Azzurri since 2014.But with his recall, Balotelli could be the man to stop Ronaldo's World Cup dream if the two sides clash in Spring.Balotelli has fallen out of football fans consciousness after his failed return to Serie A with his local side Brescia.It took a detour to Serie B with Silvio Berlusconi's new side Monza to help Balotelli re-find his feet as a striker.Balotelli left Monza over the summer to join Turkish side Adana Demirspor.And Super Mario has bagged eight goals and three assists in 19 Super Lig appearances so far this season. What do you think of Balotelli's recall? Let us know in the comments section According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Mancini is set to call up the long-exiled attacker.Aside from Balotelli's Nations League appearance in 2018, he last made a competitive appearance for Italy at the 2014 World Cup.

Chelsea legend Gianluca Vialli is battling cancer again after the 57-year-old Italian revealed he is fighting his "unwanted guest" for a second time.Vialli was originally diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017 before being given the all-clear in April 2020 after three years of treatment.The former Italy international lost two-and-a-half stone during his treatment, leading him to wear a jumper under his shirt when appearing on Italian television to avoid questions over his weight loss.Vialli has been working as a member of Roberto Mancini's national team backroom staff since 2019 and was present as they won the Euros in the summer.He has, however, now revealed that he is suffering from cancer for a second time.Speaking at a book launch in

Manchester United have turned their attentions to a new permanent boss.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has emerged as a shock target for the Manchester United job after admitting he would be 'interested' in returning to the Premier League.The 57-year-old recently guided Italy to Euro 2020 glory, defeating England in the final via a penalty shootout.Though qualification for the World Cup has not gone as smoothly; the Azzurri find themselves in the play-offs having finished second in Group C, slipping behind Switzerland on the final matchday.Mancini's men will need to overcome North Macedonia in the semi-finals before facing either Turkey or Portugal for a spot in Qatar next November.The Telegraph claim Mancini has emerged as a wild card candidate for the Man Utd vacancy at the end of the season.The

Manchester United may be one of world football's biggest clubs, but for some managers, the chance to take charge of the club is not too good to turn down.Although the Red Devils appointed Ralf Rangnick as their new interim manager on Monday, it has been reported that the club were turned down by other targets.Former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane and European Championship winner Roberto Mancini are two of the names understood to have rejected United's advances.However, they are not the first managers to turn down the Manchester United job, so here are five bosses that rejected the Red Devils.Following Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013, Jurgen Klopp was approached by the club to take over from their legendary boss.At the time, Klopp

Manchester United to appoint former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini as their new manager following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's sacking.The Norwegian was axed by the Red Devils on Sunday morning after seeing his side humiliated in a crushing 4-1 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road.The loss means United have won just one of their last seven Premier League fixtures as they find themselves 12 points adrift of table-toppers Chelsea.First-team coach Michael Carrick has been placed in temporary charge with United claiming they will seek an interim manager until the end of the season.While United chiefs have reportedly drawn up a list of five potential successors, former England international Michael Gray has urged the club to go all out in their

Despite the dark clouds surrounding Manchester United's managerial situation the transfer merry-go-round continues to spin with the Reds reportedly eyeing moves for Federico Chiesa, Franck Kessie and Nicolo Barella.

Ferran Torres has offered a fitness update ahead of Spain's UEFA Nations League final clash against France.

Riyad Mahrez is closing in on a slice of history after his brace in Algeria’s 6-1 demolition of Niger in World Cup qualification.

Steve Bruce’s time as Newcastle United boss will be over this week – but appointing his replacement will not be as rapid.

With the international break upon us, club football has been forced to take a back seat as club allegiances move to respective nations and it was Ferran Torres who stole the headlines with his brace in the win over Italy but he has remained coy on his future with City.