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He even hinted at a potential departure by saying his future was \u201ca topic for the next weeks\u201d after the Clasico loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reports suggest Ancelotti will take charge of Brazil ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brazil have been in search of a new direction since sacking Dorival Junior in March after a humbling 4-1 loss to rivals Argentina. Currently fourth in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying standings, the Selecao are in a transitional period.<br>\n<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 64-year-old is one of the most decorated managers in the game, having won the Champions League three times with Madrid, including <em>La Decima<\/em> in his first stint, and league titles in four different countries. His strong relationship with Brazilian stars Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior and Rodrygo, key figures at Real Madrid, may have helped pave the way for this high-profile move.<br>\n<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If confirmed, Ancelotti would become the first non-Brazilian to coach the national team since 1965, marking a significant cultural shift for the five-time world champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlo Ancelotti has reportedly agreed to become the next head coach of the Brazilian national team, according to multiple Spanish media outlets. The Real Madrid boss is expected to step down at the end of the current season. Following Madrid&#8217;s recent quarter-final Champions League exit and their Copa del Rey defeat to Barcelona, pressure has mounted on the veteran Italian. He even hinted at a potential departure by saying his future was \u201ca topic for the next weeks\u201d after the Clasico loss. Reports suggest Ancelotti will take charge of Brazil ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in June. Brazil have been in search of a new direction since sacking Dorival Junior in March after a humbling 4-1 loss to rivals Argentina. Currently fourth in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying standings, the Selecao are in a transitional period. The 64-year-old is one of the most decorated managers in the game, having won the Champions League three times with Madrid, including La Decima in his first stint, and league titles in four different countries. His strong relationship with Brazilian stars Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior and Rodrygo, key figures at Real Madrid, may have helped pave the way for this high-profile move. If confirmed, Ancelotti would become the first non-Brazilian to coach the national team since 1965, marking a significant cultural shift for the five-time world champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,159,169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-football-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Real Madrid&#039;s Carlo Ancelotti agrees deal to take over as Brazil coach - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Carlo Ancelotti has reportedly agreed to become the next head coach of the Brazilian national team, according to media outlets.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/real-madrids-carlo-ancelotti-agrees-deal-to-take-over-as-brazil-coach\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Real Madrid&#039;s Carlo Ancelotti agrees deal to take over as Brazil coach - 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