5 h. ago Carlo Ancelotti breaks silence on 'new chapter' with Brazil after Real Madrid exit is confirmed

The legendary Italian will start work as Brazil manager from Monday

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7 h. ago Carlo Ancelotti on possible Real Madrid return as Italian departs Spanish giants

The former Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Chelsea boss is one of the greatest football mangers of his generation

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7 h. ago Carlo Ancelotti bows out at Real Madrid: ‘I don’t regret a thing. I’ve had a good time’

Winner of four Champions Leagues over two spells, club’s most successful manager will for ever be adored by fansSometimes things don’t go the way they were planned, they go better. The call that ended with Carlo Ancelotti back at Real Madrid started as something completely different. It was August 2021, he was manager at Everton and he had phoned to ask Madrid’s chief executive José Ángel Sánchez about borrowing players but talk turned to their search for a coach. Zinedine Zidane had walked out again, dropping a letter bomb on the way, and Ancelotti wondered whether they had found anyone yet. Madrid were struggling and Sánchez said no, we’re still looking. Which is when the Italian replied that they needed the best and luckily they were already talking to him. “Or have you forgotten about 2014?” he said.It was classic Carlo. Gently done, an idea cleverly slipped in as if it were not an idea at all, just a throwaway line, another true word said in jest. And like so much of what he do...

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13 h. ago Real Madrid confirm Carlo Ancelotti exit with official statement as Xabi Alonso appointment draws closer

The legendary Italian already has his next job lined up as Real Madrid exit is confirmed

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13 h. ago Xabi Alonso poised for Real Madrid job after club confirm Carlo Ancelotti’s exit

Madrid president Pérez praises Ancelotti’s work Ancelotti already announced as new Brazil coachReal Madrid have finally announced that Carlo Ancelotti will not continue at the Santiago Bernabéu after the Brazilian Football Confederation announced him (CBF) as their new coach. He will be replaced by Xabi Alonso. The former Bayer Leverkusen manager, who publicly revealed that he would not be continuing in Germany last Friday, will formally begin on 1 June in time for the Club World Cup, while Ancelotti joins Brazil on 26 June, the day after the end of the Spanish league season.An agreement to bring Alonso to the Bernabéu was made after Madrid were defeated by Arsenal in the Champions League, although he had long been identified as the replacement for Ancelotti, who departs as the most successful coach in the club’s history having won 15 trophies, including three Champions Leagues, two league titles and two Copa del Reys over two spells in charge. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Chelsea determined to keep Enzo Fernández despite Real Madrid interest

La Liga club aiming to rebuild midfield before next seasonLiverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister also on shortlistChelsea have no intention of selling Enzo Fernández and are determined to see off any attempt by Real Madrid to sign the midfielder this summer.Xabi Alonso, who is due to take over from Carlo Ancelotti as Madrid’s manager, is looking to add more control to his midfield and Fernández is one of the names on the club’s shortlist. The La Liga side are also tracking Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Larsson. Madrid have considered trying to hijack Arsenal’s move for Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi but the Premier League side are confident that a deal for the Spain international will be sealed soon. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Carlo Ancelotti and the vibes of Brazil: a match made in football heaven?

A partnership between the world’s best man-manager and the Seleção will be fun – and potentially gloriousThe year is 2026 and Carlo Ancelotti is recreating a famous Real Madrid photo. Once more he finds himself on an open-top bus celebrating a landmark victory in sunglasses while smoking a cigar, accompanied by a smiling Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior and Éder Militão. David Alaba is missing and there are confusing new additions, such as Casemiro and Raphinha.Pan out and we realise we’re nowhere near the Cibeles Fountain in Madrid but are instead on Avenida Atlântica by Copacabana beach. Yellow and green confetti fills the sky and Neymar is showing off a record-extending sixth World Cup to an adoring crowd. He’s finally won them over for delivering the hexa, something expected of him since he rose to prominence as a spiky-haired Santos prodigy at the turn of the 2010s, and they have fallen in love with the Seleção again. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Coronation Street fans gobsmacked after hearing Mick actor's real accent for first time

Coronation Street fans have been left stunned after hearing Mick Michaelis actor Joe Layton's real accent for the first time as he prepares to bow out of the soap

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5 d. ago Davide Ancelotti sees Rangers next boss cover broken by dad Carlo as Brazil question lingers over 'important' coach

Ancelotti Jr is on the Ibrox radar as they look to appoint Philippe Clement's permanent successor

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1 week ago Carlo Ancelotti breaks silence on taking Brazil job and suggests he's ALREADY unhappy

Carlo Ancelotti will become the manager of Brazil the day after Real Madrid's final game of the season and he has hinted that he is unhappy with the way the job switch was communicated

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1 week ago Football Daily | The great Carlo Ancelotti rolls on to Brazil with life lessons for us all

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!The greatest trick Carlo Ancelotti ever pulled was raising one eyebrow at 45 degrees. Ancelotti’s left eyebrow has become a symbol of his management style: easy-going, slightly rakish, the Jeffrey Lebowski. It’s in total contrast to the hyperactive supercoaches who dream of chalkboards and third-man runs. Even when he’s facing the sack or when his team are losing 5-1 on aggregate, Ancelotti is doubtlessly dreaming of cigars and opera. But Ol’ Man Carlo must know something because he just keeps rolling on. The next stop is Brazil. Well, OK, Europe because that’s where Brazil play most of their games these days, but you get the point: DON CARLO X SELEÇÃO!Having read Ken Muir’s idea for Newcastle to use a QR code for a logo (yesterday’s Football Daily letters), it strikes me that this is less than an ideal plan, given that their home shirt is already a barcode. What next, using RFID chips implanted into every shirt?” – Nick Jeffery (an...

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1 week ago Carlo Ancelotti sends message to Xabi Alonso as Real Madrid line up replacement

Italian will start work as Brazil boss the day after the end of the La Liga season

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1 week ago The Ancelotti Scottish connection as passion blew Carlo away and he point blank refused to ask about Celtic

Davide Ancelotti is a target for the Light Blues as they look to appoint their next manager

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1 week ago Davide Ancelotti final mission for Carlo revealed as likely Rangers start date activated with deal 'very close'

The son of the most successful manager in Champions League history is in prime position to become the next boss at Ibrox

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1 week ago Steven Gerrard discovers chances of Rangers return with appointment 'almost certain'

Steven Gerrard has been linked with a return to Rangers as they eye their next manager - but the Liverpool legend may have missed out to Carlo Ancelotti's son, Davide

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1 week ago Davide Ancelotti 'almost certain' to be Rangers manager and another key Carlo lieutenant is coming with him

It looks like Ancelotti Jr has won the race to be Rangers' next manager

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1 week ago Carlo Ancelotti appointed Brazil manager after disappointing Real Madrid campaign

The 65-year-old had one year left on his contract at the Bernabeu but a deal has been brokered by businessman Diego Fernandes, on behalf of the Brazil Football Confederation.

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1 week ago Carlo Ancelotti confirmed as first foreign manager of Brazil men’s team

Real Madrid head coach to start Seleção job on 26 May Brazilian FA hails ‘the coming together of two icons’Carlo Ancelotti has been confirmed as the next manager of the Brazil national team. The Brazilian football confederation (CBF) has announced that Real Madrid’s Italian head coach, one of the most successful managers in the history of European club football, will take up the position from 26 May.The appointment had been widely predicted, with it also expected the 65-year-old would be leaving his post at the Bernabéu at the end of the Spanish domestic season. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Carlo Ancelotti appointed Brazil manager as Real Madrid exit date confirmed

Italian to leave the Bernabeu and take Selecao reins this month, with Xabi Alonso lined up as his replacement

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1 week ago Carlo Ancelotti gets Brazil manager job as Real Madrid plan 'special farewell'

Real Madrid are already planning a 'special farewell' for outgoing boss Carlo Ancelotti who has been appointed by the Brazilian national team on Monday

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