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Carlo Ancelotti and Brazil: 2023 reports and the 2025 appointment
A corrected timeline separating the 2023 Brazil speculation from Ancelotti’s confirmed appointment in May 2025 and his 2021 Real Madrid return.
Archive report — February 2023. This page originally discussed reports linking Carlo Ancelotti with Brazil. A confirmed appointment should not be inferred from the wording of that early report.
Corrected timeline
Real Madrid announced Ancelotti's return on 1 June 2021. An earlier version of this article incorrectly placed the Everton-to-Real Madrid episode in December 2019. That chronology has been corrected.
The Brazilian Football Confederation announced his appointment on 12 May 2025. The CBF thanked Real Madrid for facilitating his release and allowing the announcement.
Why the distinction matters
The February 2023 publication and the May 2025 confirmation are separate points in the story. The earlier report is not evidence that an agreement had already been reached in 2023. Unsupported predictions about negotiation timing have been removed in favour of the dated announcements above.
Related coverage: Real Madrid and Premier League football.
