Italy coach Roberto Mancini surprisingly resigned on Sunday, ending an up-and-down tenure with the men's national team that included a European Championship title in 2021 but also a failed qualification for last year's World Cup.

The Italian soccer federation issued a short announcement saying that Mancini communicated his resignation "late last night," adding that a new coach would be named "over the next days." "I thank all my players and fans who have accompanied me in these five years," Mancini wrote on Instagram. "I will always carry the extraordinary victory of the 2020 European Championship in my heart. It has been an honour."