Real Madrid have finally announced that Carlo Ancelotti will not continue at the Santiago Bernabéu 11 days after the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced him as their new coach. He will be replaced by Xabi Alonso. The former Bayer Leverkusen manager, who publicly revealed that he would not be continuing in Germany earlier this month, will formally begin on 1 June in time for the Club World Cup, while Ancelotti joins Brazil on 26 May, the day after the end of the Spanish league season.
An agreement to bring Alonso to the Bernabéu was made after Madrid were defeated by Arsenal in the Champions League, although he had long been identified as the replacement for Ancelotti, who departs as the most successful coach in the club’s history having won 15 trophies, including three Champions Leagues, two league titles and two Copa del Reys over two spells in charge.
