Coach Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid and take over Brazil through the 2026 World Cup. The Italian — Brazil's first full-time foreign coach in a century — will officially take charge on May 25 after La Liga ends, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Monday. Details of the deal were not released.

Real Madrid has been keeping quiet about its new coach after Brazil announced that Carlo Ancelotti was taking over the five-time world champion.

Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti will serve as the new coach of the Brazil men's national team, the Brazilian Football Confederation announced Monday.

Real Madrid are looking to agree a deal with Liverpool worth about £1m for 26-year-old England full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold to join them before the Club World Cup. (Football Insider) Want more transfer stories?

Liverpool captain, Virgil van Dijk, has said Alexander-Arnold may join Real Madrid at the end of the season. The Dutchman said the England international would be heading to Real Madrid, a club he acknowledged as one of the biggest in the world.

Arnold's return to action was the main talking point as Liverpool drew 2-2 with Arsenal in a lively Premier League clash at Anfield.