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

Carlo Ancelotti has been confirmed arsenic the adjacent manager of the Brazil nationalist team. The Brazilian shot confederation (CBF) has announced that Real Madrid’s Italian caput coach, 1 of the astir palmy managers successful the past of European nine football, volition instrumentality up the presumption from 26 May.

The assignment had been wide predicted, with it besides expected the 65-year-old would beryllium leaving his station astatine the Bernabéu astatine the extremity of the Spanish home season.

Ancelotti volition go the archetypal overseas manager of Brazil’s men’s squad and helium volition instrumentality complaint earlier the five-time grounds champions’ World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay successful June.

A connection from the CBF described Ancelotti arsenic “a fable of the crippled arsenic the astir palmy manager successful shot history”.

It added: “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 extends its sincere gratitude to Real Madrid and [president] Mr Pérez for the cordiality and sportsmanship shown successful facilitating the coach’s merchandise during his declaration term, allowing this caller section to statesman with communal respect and practice betwixt the teams.

Carlo Ancelotti celebrates with his Real Madrid players aft winning the 2024 Champions League. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

“The confederation would besides similar to widen its acknowledgment to Diego Fernandes, who facilitated and led negotiations with Mr Ancelotti and Real Madrid connected behalf of the CBF successful Europe. The CBF warmly welcomes Mr Ancelotti and looks guardant to a caller epoch of occurrence nether his leadership.”

Ancelotti has won the Champions League a grounds 5 times arsenic a manager, 3 times crossed 2 spells with Real Madrid and doubly with Milan. He has besides won home titles with some of those clubs arsenic good arsenic with Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.

Xabi Alonso, who volition permission Bayer Leverkusen astatine the extremity of the season, is simply a starring campaigner to regenerate Ancelotti astatine Real Madrid.