Roberto Mancini decides to part ways with Qatari side Al Sadd, as he is tipped to be the next Italy national team head coach. This comes after Antonio Conte expressed surprise at growing reports linking him with the Italy national team job, insisting there is no agreement of any kind with the federation.
`Softfootball understands, after Italy were officially eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking a historic third consecutive failure to qualify after missing the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, the fallout was immediate and severe.
Gennaro Gattuso exited as Italy manager after the World Cup failure as Iraq secured qualification. Gabriele Gravina resigned as Italian FA President following the collapse and Gianluigi Buffon also resigned as Italy Delegation Chief amid a sweeping federation overhaul.
