“Carlo Ancelotti is leaving Real Madrid as the most successful manager in the club’s history, 12 months after winning the Champions League with them for a third time. The 2024-25 season has been a tough one for Madrid and an exhausting one for Ancelotti. It was confirmed on Monday that he would be leaving to join Brazil, a day after the team lost their fourth Clasico of the season for only the second time in their history. They will end the season without having won any of La Liga, the Champions League or the Copa del Rey and there is a weary acceptance behind the scenes that this was the ‘end of a cycle’ for Madrid. …”
NY Times/The Athletic
Inside Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid exit: From champions of Europe to keeping ‘suitcases at the door’
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“In football, we obsess over which team is going to win every competition, where every side will finish in the league and the future transfer destinations of top players. What we talk about far less is where managers will end up, other than in the unemployment queue — which, obviously, is only a metaphorical image because in reality they’re all multi-millionaires and set for life financially. Which club will Marco Silva call home after he leaves Fulham? Ever wondered where Crystal Palace’s Oliver Glasner will work next? Nope, us neither. But maybe it’s time we started. …”
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