Carlo Ancelotti will become the next Brazil head coach from May 26 after finishing the season with Real Madrid.

The 65-year-old will become the nation’s first permanent foreign head coach, and will be in charge for Brazil’s World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Ecuador in June, 2025.

This will be Ancelotti’s first international role, however he will take over Brazil as one of the most decorated managers in club football and the only coach to win each of Europe’s top-five leagues.

The world’s most successful international team have been on the lookout for their fifth head coach in two-and-a-half years since the dismissal of Dorival Junior at the end of March.

This was disclosed in a statement from Brazilian Football Confederation on Monday,  describing Ancelotti as a ‘legend of the game’ and acknowledged the significance of a foreign coach taking charge of the team.

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CBF said: “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 Europe’s elite competitions.

“The CBF warmly welcomes Mr Ancelotti and looks forward to a new era of success under his leadership.”

Since his return for his second spell in the Spanish capital in 2021, Ancelotti has led Real Madrid to a pair of LaLiga and Champions League doubles, however following Sunday’s El Clasico defeat to Barcelona is all-however certain to miss out on any silverware in his final season.

He will leave the Bernabeu for the final time the day after their last game of the LaLiga season against Real Sociedad.

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