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Ancelotti will become the new head coach of the Brazilian men s football national team

6:34pm, 14 May 2025【Football】

Xinhua News Agency, Rio de Janeiro, May 12 (Reporters Zhao Yan and Chen Weihua) The Brazilian Football Association announced on the 12th that Real Madrid coach Ancelotti will serve as the new head coach of the Brazilian men's football national team, and the contract will be signed until the end of the 2026 World Cup.

After the World Cup qualifiers in March this year, Dorival resigned as head coach, and the position of head coach of the Brazilian national team has always been vacant. Ancelotti will lead Brazil to debut on FIFA match day in June after signing.

Brazilian Football Association Chairman Ey Rodriguez said: "It is not only a strategic need to find Ancelotti to take over the Brazilian team, but also announcing to the world our determination to return to the highest podium. He is the best coach in history, and now he will lead the best national team in the world. We will write the most brilliant chapter of Brazil's football together."

Brazil's next international match is the South American region game of the World Cup qualifiers, and the opponent is Ecuador. Currently, Brazil ranked fourth in South America with 21 points, while Ecuador ranked second in 23 points.

Ancelotti is 65 years old and has coached giant clubs such as Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, etc., and has won 5 Champions League championships in his coaching career. (End)