Archive · 19 May 2025
Ancelotti to Coach Brazil After Real Madrid Stint
Brazil's soccer team, which has won the World Cup many times, has hired Carlo Ancelotti, who currently coaches Real Madrid, to be their new coach.
He will start after the Spanish league ends.
This is a big deal because he is the first foreign coach they've had full-time in a long time.
The team hopes he will help them do well in the next World Cup.
Fans at Real Madrid have mixed feelings.
Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid to coach Brazil's national team.
Ancelotti's official start date is after the Spanish league ends on May 25.
He is under contract through the 2026 World Cup.
He is Brazil's first full-time foreign coach in a century.
There were mixed reactions among fans at Real Madrid’s stadium.
- Who
- Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid, will coach Brazil.
- What
- Carlo Ancelotti is to coach Brazil's national team.
- When
- Announced on Monday, May 12, 2025, with official start after May 25, 2025.
- Where
- Brazil's national team, Real Madrid's stadium.
- Why
- To revitalize the team, which is in fourth place in South American qualifying for next year's World Cup.
Mixed Fan Reactions
No Significant Jeers
Negotiating with Brazil while still coaching Real Madrid
Mixed Fan Reactions
Some fans criticized the coach for negotiating with Brazil while still coaching Real Madrid.
No Significant Jeers
Most fans applauded and said Ancelotti’s name along with the announcer.
- National Team
- Brazil
- New Coach
- Carlo Ancelotti
- Official Start Date
- After the Spanish league ends on May 25
- Contract Duration
- Through the 2026 World Cup
- Historical Significance
- First full-time foreign coach in a century
