The Italian football manager will go head-to-head with old Premier League rival Roberto Martinez when his side faces Belgium on Friday night. He said: “It would have been a great experience, I could have been appointed but in the end nothing happened, negotiations collapsed also due to Brexit. The FA's new regulations are based on five "bands" that determine whether a manager qualifies for a Governing Body Endorsement (GBE), which is now required for them to work in England. Mancini instead went to Zenit Saint Petersburg, but his contract was terminated by mutual consent just a year later. On May 14, 2018, it was announced that he had signed as manager of Italy after taking over from caretaker manager Luigi Di Biagio.

Source: Express June 30, 2021 16:07 UTC