Carlo Ancelotti to Leave Real Madrid to Become Brazil Head Coach

Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti will depart the club at the end of the season and take over the Brazil national team head coaching job for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The Italian manager will depart the 15-time Champions League winners after Real Madrid's final La Liga game of the season against Real Sociedad, The Athletic reported. Ancelotti leaves Real Madrid for a second time in his managerial career having won two league titles, a Copa del Rey, two Spanish Super Cups and Champions League trophies in his second go-around. Overall, he won 15 major honors for the club over the course of his two stints. Ancelotti is tasked with righting a Brazil national team ship that has struggled under Dorival Junior recently. Junior was fired in March. This will be the first time Ancelotti has managed a national team in his career.