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‘I’m very sorry’: Mancini apologises after being reappointed as Italy head coach

Mancini quit Italy job to take over Saudi Arabia in 2023 ‘Some will be against me … maybe people will forgive’ Roberto Mancini issued an apology in his first public comments after being reappointed as the Italy head coach , three years after he abandoned the same job for a lucrative contract with Saudi Arabia. “I’m very sorry,” Mancini said. “It was like losing the woman of your life. And it means you did something t

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Mancini quit Italy job to take over Saudi Arabia in 2023 ‘Some will be against me … maybe people will forgive’ Roberto Mancini issued an apology in his first public comments after being reappointed as the Italy head coach , three years after he abandoned the same job for a lucrative contract with Saudi Arabia. “I’m very sorry,” Mancini said. “It was like losing the woman of your life. And it means you did something t

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    Mancini quit Italy job to take over Saudi Arabia in 2023 ‘Some will be against me … maybe people will forgive’ Roberto Mancini issued an apology in his first public comments after being reappointed as the Italy head coach , three years after he abandoned the s ‘I’m very sorry’: Mancini apologises after being reappointed as Italy head coach

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