Carlo Ancelotti: Brazil appoint Real Madrid boss as new head coach from May 26

12 May 2025, 13:05 | Updated: 12 May 2025, 16:04

Carlo Ancelotti will become the Brazil head coach from May 26 after finishing the season with Real Madrid.

The 65-year-old will become the nation's first permanent foreign head coach, and will be in charge for Brazil's World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Ecuador next month.

In a statement, the Brazilian FA (CBF) hailed the "landmark moment of the coming together of two icons", highlighting their unrivalled five World Cup wins and Ancelotti's historic record in European football.

This will be Ancelotti's first international role, but he will take over Brazil as one of the most decorated managers in club football and the only coach to win each of Europe's top-five leagues.

The world's most successful international team have been on the lookout for their fifth head coach in two-and-a-half years since the dismissal of Dorival Junior at the end of March.

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