Sport decision of the world coach
But not to Brazil – Ancelotti has extended his contract with Real Madrid
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Carlo Ancelotti is coaching Real Madrid for the second time since 2021
Quelle: AP/Manu Fernandez
In Brazil they had already announced Carlo Ancelotti’s move. The Italian was supposed to become national coach there. Now the turning point. He stays at Real Madrid. A club from the Bundesliga should be very happy about this news.
Carlo Ancelotti won’t become Brazil’s national coach after all. The 64-year-old Italian instead extended his contract with Real Madrid. As Spanish football record champions Real Madrid announced on Friday, the new working paper is valid until June 30, 2026.
His previous contract would have ended after this season; he has been coaching “the Royals” since the summer of 2021. A commitment as head coach of the record world champions Brazil is therefore ruled out again for the time being.
A change from Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso, who was already considered Ancelotti’s successor in Madrid, will no longer be an issue next summer.
Ancelotti really wanted president
Last July, Ednaldo Rodrigues, president of the Brazilian association CBF, told the broadcaster TV Globo that Ancelotti should become the Copa América national coach from summer 2024. In December, however, a court in the state of Rio de Janeiro removed Rodrigues from office. He is accused of irregularities that led to his election last year.
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There was never any clear confirmation from Ancelotti about a move to South America. In terms of sport, things aren’t looking good for the Seleção at the moment, the team is only sixth in the group in the World Cup qualification, and superstar Neymar is expected to miss the Copa América next year due to injury.
Carlo Ancelotti (l.) trains, among others, Toni Kross (r.) at Real Madrid.
Quelle: AFP/OSCAR DEL POZO
The verdict against Rodrigues could also result in the Brazilian association being suspended by FIFA, as the world association’s statutes prohibit state bodies from interfering in the affairs of its national member associations.
Brazilian teams, officials and referees would then be banned from international games and events. It is unclear whether this is one of the reasons why Ancelotti is not going to Brazil but is staying in Madrid.
“He was never Italy’s coach”
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was not particularly enthusiastic about the former Bayern coach’s possible involvement. “I like Ancelotti, but he was never the coach of Italy. If he wanted to solve Brazil’s problem, why doesn’t he solve Italy’s problem, which didn’t even take part in the last World Cup,” Lula said in an interview with Brazilian news channel SBT News. Instead, Lula appeared to be a fan of Fernando Diniz, who was signed by the association for a year in the summer.
Under Ancelotti in his second spell in Madrid, Real won the Champions League in 2022. His team is currently leading the Spanish league ahead of the surprise team from Girona with the same points.
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