Brazil qualified for the 2026 World Cup with a 1-0 win against Paraguay in South American qualifying to give Carlo Ancelotti his first win as manager. Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr scored from close range in the second half, finishing after fine work from Manchester United-bound playmaker Matheus Cunha. The victory, Ancelotti’s first after a...
Brazil have won the World Cup five times, with the most recent triumph in 2002, and Ancelotti’s first games with them are two South American World Cup qualifiers. They play against Ecuador away on 5 June before a home game against Paraguay in Sao Paulo five days later. Ancelotti was welcomed by former Brazil coach...
Real Madrid have appointed their former midfielder Xabi Alonso as manager on a three-year deal. Alonso, who made 236 appearances for Real Madrid as a player, announced earlier this month that he would leave his role as Bayer Leverkusen boss at the end of the season. Former Liverpool and Spain midfielder Alonso, who has signed...
Carlo Ancelotti said his bond with Real Madrid “is eternal” as he prepares to leave the Spanish club this weekend and become head coach of Brazil. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced earlier this month that Ancelotti has agreed to take charge of the national side from 26 May. Rubber-stamping that news, Real have confirmed...
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti says he has “never had a problem” with the club and does not want to “make a big deal” out of his impending departure for the Brazil national team. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) confirmed the 65-year-old’s appointment as head coach on Monday but there has not been an official...
In over a century of international football, Brazil’s football federation has largely shied away from trusting foreign managers with its top job. Only three non-Brazilians have ever led the side, and they coached just seven games in all. Uruguayan Ramon Platero was the first in 1925 and managed four games, Joreca from Portugal managed two...
A statement from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said Ancelotti was a “legend of the game” and acknowledged the significance of a foreign coach taking charge of the team. “This landmark moment sees the coming together of two icons — the only five-time Fifa World Cup champions, and a coach with an unmatched record across...
Carlo Ancelotti has called Xabi Alonso “one of the best in the world” amid rumours the Spaniard will replace him as Real Madrid manager. On Friday, Bayer Leverkusen head coach Alonso said he would be leaving the German club at the end of this season. Alonso is set to be announced as the new Real...
On the pitch, the team lost coherence. The dressing room – once unified by Ancelotti’s steady hand – began to fragment. Key players stopped listening to him, others grew weary of his hands-off approach. Perhaps most destabilising was the rivalry between Vinicius and Mbappe. Both wanted to be the face of the team. Mbappe preferred...
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is set for more talks about taking over as Brazil coach before the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in June. The 65-year-old Italian will meet representatives acting on behalf of the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF). Ancelotti said his future was “a topic for the next weeks, not today”, following Real’s stormy...
Carlo Ancelotti says he welcomes the pressure that comes with managing Real Madrid and is unconcerned about speculation over his future. Ancelotti has won two La Liga titles and the Champions League twice in three seasons since re-joining the club from Everton in 2021, but this campaign has been more difficult. The Spanish giants were...
“The reality is that in this world everything is questioned,” he went on. “Questioning a club that has won almost 30 titles in the last decade seems misleading to me. “The only thing I want to do is thank all these players because I’ve had a great time so far and I want to continue...
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. When the Spanish giants signed Kylian Mbappe in the summer after his contract expired at Paris St-Germain, a lot of people were wondering how this Madrid team full of superstars could be stopped. Many pundits suggested they couldn’t., external But after losing their European crown following the limp...
Real Madrid are second in La Liga, in the final of the Copa del Rey and in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but even if they pick up silverware should it be viewed as a successful season? Kiyan Sobhani from the Managing Madrid fan channel tells The Football News Show that the manner of...
Competing for the first time since his opening defeat at the Miami Open last month, Alcaraz clinched the first break of serve but fell a set down after losing five of the following six games. It only added to the confidence of Cerundolo, who is tied for the most wins on the ATP Tour this...