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Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has signed a new five-year contract with the Premier League champions.
Mancini replaced Mark Hughes as City boss in December 2009, guiding them to the FA Cup in 2011.
A year later, City secured their first league title since 1968.
"Manchester City is a fantastic football club," Mancini told the club's website. "I am very much looking forward to the challenges and excitement ahead."
"I am delighted to be able to give all of my efforts to Manchester City for a further five years. The opportunity which exists to build on our recent success is enormous," he added.
City begin their defence of the Premier League at home to Southampton on 19 August, but Mancini has a second Champions League campaign to prepare for. Their first appearance in the competition ended when they failed to progress from a group that contained eventual finalists Bayern Munich.
"This new agreement allows Roberto to focus on the challenge of guiding a team which is capable not only of defending the Premier League title, but one which can compete for European honours," said City's interim chief executive John MacBeath.
Reports had linked 47-year-old Mancini with the post of Russia manager, vacant since the departure of Dick Advocaat after Euro 2012.
City's title win added to Mancini's success in his previous managerial post at Inter Milan, where he won Serie A in three consecutive seasons.
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