Real Madrid’s head coach Carlo Ancelotti waits for the start of a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Sevilla and Real Madrid at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Real Madrid’s head coach Carlo Ancelotti waits for the start of a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Mallorca in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Real Madrid’s head coach Carlo Ancelotti waits for the start of a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Sevilla and Real Madrid at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
MADRID (AP) 鈥 Real Madrid made it official on Friday that Carlo Ancelotti is leaving the club after the end of the Spanish league this weekend.
Ancelotti had already been announced as the but the Spanish club had yet to make any announcement about his departure. Ancelotti had another year left on his contract.
鈥淩eal Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti have reached an agreement to bring an end to his time as Real Madrid coach,鈥 the club said in a statement. 鈥淥ur club wishes to express its gratitude and appreciation for a man who is a true legend of both Real Madrid and world football.鈥
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Madrid will pay tribute to Ancelotti on Saturday during the team’s final match of the league season against Real Sociedad in the Spanish league at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Also bidding farewell on Saturday will be veteran midfielder Luka Modric.
鈥淐arlo Ancelotti will forever be part of the great madridista family,” Madrid club president Florentino P茅rez said. “We feel incredibly honored to have had the chance to enjoy a coach who has helped us achieve so much success, but who has also embodied our club鈥檚 values in such exemplary fashion.鈥
Madrid or statement about its coach since Brazil鈥檚 announcement.
The official announcement of Ancelotti’s departure opens the way for Madrid to announce its next coach, who is widely expected to be Xabi Alonso. The former Madrid player recently .
Ancelotti is leaving after four mostly successful years in his second stint with Madrid, which won both the Champions League and the Spanish league last season.
Ancelotti also coached the club from 2013-2015. In total, he was in charge of Madrid in more than 350 matches and helped it win three Champions Leagues, three Club World Cups, two Spanish leagues, two Copa del Reys, three UEFA Super Cups and two Spanish Super Cups.
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Madrid began the season by winning the UEFA Super Cup title but has mostly struggled since then. Many Madrid fans blamed Ancelotti for its relatively poor season, saying he lost control over the squad and wasn鈥檛 able to get the team ready for the clasicos against Barcelona, which won the league. Madrid lost all four matches against the Catalan club this season.
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