Roberto Mancini

Saudi boss apologies for early exit during Saudi Arabia's loss to South Korea

This is the first time that the country will play in group stage of FIFA World Cup qualifiers

The Italian feels ‘immensely honoured’, he will get more than $25m a year

European champions sit on sidelines as international football's elite descend on Qatar

Azzurri, who will miss second successive World Cup, beat Hungary 2-0 to seal first place in Group A3

Veteran defender will bring down curtain on his international career after Finalissima with Argentina

Manager says his aim is still to ‘win World Cup’ despite Azzurri failing to qualify for Qatar finals

Coach says accepting defeat is part of ‘healthy path’ after Azzurri miss out on World Cup

Euro 2020 winners lose 1-0 to North Macedonia, kicked out of 2022 World Cup

Azzurri threw away automatic qualification before falling to defeat in play-offs to North Macedonia

Manager to lead Italy against North Macedonia in first barrier toward 2022 Qatar showpiece

Striker will return to camp more than three years after he last played for Azzurri

Reigning champions France pitted against Denmark, Croatia, and Austria in Group A1

Azzurri play goalless draw against Northern Ireland to allow Switzerland to pip them in Group C

Italy manager admits nothing can be taken for granted when they meet Spain in semi-finals

Azzurri face Spain in first semi-final; France take on Belgium in other last-four clash

31-year-old failed to score in last six games for the Azzurri but coach says the striker will be a key player in Qatar

Italy's renaissance man has transformed team into winners after 2018 World Cup qualifying fiasco

The Azzurri beat Austria 2-1 at Wembley to reach the quater-finals of Euro 2020 with 31 matches unbeaten streak

Italy have now gone 30 games without defeat and have equalled a record which has stood for 82 years

Midfielder missed Italy's first two Group A games against Turkey and Switzerland with a knee injury picked up with PSG

Mancini was an unlikely figure to lead the revolution the country was crying for, but he has proved an inspired choice

The Swiss come up against an Italian side who have not conceded a goal in a nine-match winning streak

Under Roberto Mancini, the Napoli captain has finally been given his chance to shine on the international scene

Azzurri's failed to qualify for the 2018 WC, losing to Sweden, and have won Europe's trophy just once in 1968

Mancini's resurgent four-time world champions are being touted as possible dark horses of the tournament

Gli Azzurri have lost just two matches, and are undefeated in 27 games since September 2018

PSG star suffered a knee ligament damage; estimating six weeks' recovery is needed as he is out of the group matches

Mancini's men are one of the dark horses after a stunning turnaround of being unbeaten in 26 games in a run since 2018

Four-time World Cup winners are among the favourites for Euros as they kick off at home on June 11 against Turkey

Squad is not final as it will need to be cut down to 26 on Tuesday with Moise Kean being the biggest name to be out

Striker has played himself into contention for a place in Mancini’s side with superb end of season form for Sassuolo

European football's governing body meet on Tuesday to discuss all, as well as Euro 2020, which starts from June 12

Italy have already qualified for next year's European Championship

Mancini celebrated his ninth win in a row as Italian manager to draw level with the record run back in 1938-1939

Mancini's side have now scored a total of 11 goals and none conceded in their three Group J qualifiers

Dutch manager Frank de Boer is tipped favourite to replace former Manchester City boss