Ancelotti to leave Real Madrid after being named Brazil head coach

Brazil person announced that Real Madrid brag Carlo Ancelotti volition go their caller coach.

Ancelotti is acceptable to spot retired the remaining 3 games successful the Spanish apical formation earlier officially taking complaint of Brazil connected May 26.

He volition pb the Selecao done to the extremity of their 2026 World Cup campaign.

The Italian volition beryllium the archetypal non-Brazilian manager to instrumentality complaint of the Brazil nationalist squad connected a imperishable basis.

He leaves Madrid having won 15 trophies with the nine implicit his 2 spells, making him their astir palmy manager successful presumption of silverware.

Ancelotti, whose existent woody was owed to expire successful June 2026, has won the Champions League 3 times astatine Madrid. He is the manager with the astir Champions League titles successful the past of the contention (five) and is besides the lone manager to person taken portion successful six Champions League finals.

Ancelotti became the archetypal manager to triumph titles successful each of Europe’s top-five leagues, pursuing Madrid’s LaLiga occurrence successful 2021-22.

He besides holds the LaLiga grounds for the astir consecutive matches without defeat: 42 games betwixt September 2023 and October 2024 (W31 D11).

However, quality of his exit from Madrid follows a 4-3 Clasico decision to Barcelona connected Sunday, which leaves Los Blancos 7 points adrift of their rivals with lone 9 near to play for.

Indeed, it looks apt Madrid volition beryllium consigned to a trophyless play for the archetypal clip successful 4 years.

A maior Seleção da história bash futebol agora será liderada pelo técnico mais vitorioso bash mundo. Carlo Ancelotti, sinônimo de conquistas históricas, foi anunciado nesta segunda-feira (12) pelo presidente da CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues, como o novo técnico da Seleção Brasileira. Ele… pic.twitter.com/grw3Rb1BmL

— CBF Futebol (@CBF_Futebol) May 12, 2025

“The CBF is arrogant to corroborate that Carlo Ancelotti volition go the adjacent caput manager of the Brazilian nationalist shot team,” the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said successful a statement.

“Mr Ancelotti, a fable of the crippled arsenic the astir palmy manager successful shot history, volition officially instrumentality complaint pursuing the decision of the 2024-25 La Liga season, up of Brazil’s FIFA World Cup qualifying run successful June. His authoritative commencement day is May 26, 2025.

“Carlo Ancelotti arrives arsenic the archetypal overseas manager successful the past of the Selecao. This landmark infinitesimal sees the coming unneurotic of 2 icons – the lone five-time FIFA World Cup champions, and a manager with an unmatched grounds crossed Europe’s elite competitions.

“The CBF warmly welcomes Mr Ancelotti and looks guardant to a caller epoch of occurrence nether his leadership.”

Widespread reports judge erstwhile Madrid midfielder, Xabi Alonso, volition regenerate Ancelotti astatine the Santiago Bernabeu, aft helium announced his departure from Bayer Leverkusen past week.

Ancelotti’s archetypal crippled successful complaint of Brazil volition beryllium against Ecuador connected June 5, earlier his archetypal location lucifer against Paraguay 5 days later.

Brazil beryllium 4th successful the South American qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, 10 points down leaders Argentina.