Roberto Mancini, who guided Manchester City to their first Premier League title, has been appointed head coach of Qatar Stars League side Al Sadd after missing out on a return to English football with Nottingham Forest .

Mancini, 60, has signed a two-and-a-half year contract with the reigning Qatari champions to return to management for the first time since leaving his post as Saudi Arabia coach in October 2024.

The former Inter Milan , Lazio and Fiorentina coach spoke to Forest about succeeding Ange Postecoglou at the City Ground before missing out on the job to Sean Dyche.

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