Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti signs deal with Brazil ahead of 2026 World Cup

Brazil appointed Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti as head coach ahead of the 2026 World Cup. He becomes Brazil’s first foreign full-time coach in over 100 years, replacing Dorival Junior.

SAO PAULO: Brazil’s soccer confederation said on Monday it has a deal with Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti eyeing the 2026 World Cup.

The 65-year-old Ancelotti, who will be Brazil’s first full-time foreign coach in a century, is still under contract with Madrid. The last round of the Spanish league will be on May 25 and the CBF said in a statement that he will officially take over Brazil the following day.

“Bringing Carlo Ancelotti to coach Brazil is more than a strategic movement. It is a statement to the world that we are determined to recover the top of the podium,” CBF President Ednaldo Rodrigues said in a statement. “He is the greatest coach in history and, now, he will be with the greatest national team on the planet. Together, we will write new glorious chapters of Brazilian soccer.”

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