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[Conil]

I guess he didn't do well there either.

Mancini leaves role as Saudi Arabia manager

Former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has reached a joint agreement with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation to end his contract as national team manager.

Mancini, 59, endured a difficult time as Saudi Arabia manager, a role he took on in August 2023 having left as Italy head coach weeks earlier.

On the eve of Saudi Arabia's opening match at the Asian Cup in January, he said that three players had been dropped because they allegedly wanted to pick and choose which games to play.

Former captain Salman Al-Faraj, Sultan Al-Ghannam and goalkeeper Nawaf Al-Aqidi all strongly denied the claim.

During the Asian Cup Mancini walked down the tunnel before South Korea's final penalty in a shootout that eliminated Saudi Arabia, saying: "I apologise for leaving early, I thought it had finished."

Mancini's regular complaint has been that home-grown forwards don't play enough in the Saudi Pro League, that is populated by big signings from Europe's top clubs.

Saudi Arabia have struggled in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers under Mancini, with surprise draws against low-ranked sides Bahrain and Indonesia.

Roberto Mancini leaves role as Saudi Arabia manager

Former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini reaches a joint agreement with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation to end his contract as national team manager.

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[Conil]

10 stitches, hopefully he can have plastic surgery to fix that, he's young.

Donnarumma Suffers Brutal Facial Injury After Getting Kicked in the Face


Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) goalie Gianluigi Donnarumma suffered a vicious facial wound after getting kicked directly in the face during PSG’s clash against Monaco.

During the first half of action at Stade Louis II, the Italian keeper made a great save against Monaco’s Wilfried Singo. However, the thrilling play was not without its costs, as Singo’s cleat landed – spikes first – directly into Donnarumma’s face.

Unsurprisingly, Donnarumma could not continue and was replaced. Incredibly, Singo was not penalized for the play. Donnarumma waited in the tunnel until halftime to challenge the referee on why he didn’t issue a penalty on the play.

Donnarumma required ten stitches to the gash on his right cheek, according to the Daily Mail.

 

[bver_hunter]

Aston Villa has added to Guardiola's woes, as Manchester City are beaten yet again.
No doubt that it is going to be a very steep and slippery slope for them to even get a sniff at the title.

 

[Insidious Von]

It wont matter, City can rebuild the club in one year by spending $ a billion on the transfer market. That's the advantage of being owned by a dictatorship.

No painful rebuild for them like Juve has gone through.

 

[Conil]

Aston Villa has added to Guardiola's woes, as Manchester City are beaten yet again.
No doubt that it is going to be a very steep and slippery slope for them to even get a sniff at the title.

I don't know whats going on with city, I think they just made a deal to let another team this year. (like Liverpool) They did the same with Juventus, people got sick of Juve wining 9 years in a row, no they're letting inter, Napoli or Atalanta win.