Brazil legend, Ricardo Kaka has expressed his desire to reunite with Carlo Ancelotti and join his backroom staff in the Brazil national team.
Ancelotti to lead Brazil to the 2026 WC
After spending 30 years in club football, managing several clubs across Italy, France, England, and Spain, Ancelotti is now set to trade his exploits at international level at the twilight of his managerial career.
Earlier this month the Brazilian Football Confederation confirmed that the Italian coach will join the national team formally after managing Real Madrid for their final La Liga game of the 2024-25 campaign. The team will take on Real Sociedad this Saturday in their final La Liga match, having already surrendered the title to arch-rivals Barcelona.
Ancelotti: ‘The President’s dream’
CBF appointed the 65-year-old as head coach following the dismissal of Dorival Junior after the 4-1 defeat to Argentina at the World Cup qualifiers after 14 months in charge. Brazil are currently fourth in Conmebol World cup qualifiers, with the top-six to qualify for the 2026 showpiece event in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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Ancelotti is expected to resume later this month, with his first official duties the qualifiers in June against Ecuador and Paraguay.
With Ancelotti set to embark on this new journey, one of his former players at AC Milan and Brazil icon Kaka has expressed his desire to reunite with the Italian manager. Kaka, who retired from professional football in 2017, is eager to work as an assistant to the outgoing Madrid boss in the Selecao setup.
What Kaka said
Speaking to Caze TV, the 43-year-old said: “If the opportunity arises, I’m ready to return to the Selecao. I’m prepared. Since 2017 I wanted to prepare myself. I took business courses in sports at Harvard, I took the coach course at CBF, I have experience in national team, World Cup.”
Ancelotti’s legacy at R. Madrid
Ancelotti re-joined Madrid in 2021 and has won two La Liga titles and the Champions League on three occasions across two spells at the club.
Madrid exited the Champions League at the quarter-final stage to Arsenal, lost the Copa del Rey final to Barcelona in extra time last month
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