After the rumor mill was boiling for a long time, it has now been confirmed by the association: Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid and take over the office of Brazilian national football coach.
On May 26, Ancelotti, the first foreign national coach at the record world champion, is to name the squad for the upcoming World Cup qualification games.
Way for Xabi Alonso near Madrid now officially free
This means that the path for Xabi Alonso is free in Madrid. The Spaniard says goodbye to Bayer Leverkusen and is said to be Ancelotti’s successor – already for the club World Cup that started in June.
“Getting Carlo Ancelotti to Brazil as a coach is more than a strategic step. It is a statement to the world that we are determined to recapture the top place on the podium” – So to become world champion, the CBF said. “He is the biggest coach in history and now leads the largest selection team in the world. Together we will write new, glorious chapters for Brazilian football.”
Bad season with Real Madrid
After the title triumph in the Spanish championship and especially in the Champions League in the previous season in the final against Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid clearly resigned against FC Arsenal in the master class in the quarter -finals. In the Spanish trophy, Ancelotti lost with real in the final against FC Barcelona, which is always perceived particularly painful in Madrid. The championship is also hard to take. It was only on Sunday that Real lost the spectacular Clásico against the team of ex-national coach Hansi Flick 3: 4.