New Delhi, May 13 -- Carlo Ancelotti has been appointed as the head coach of the Brazil national team. The Real Madrid coach will replace Dorival Junior, who held the job for a tenure of 14 months before getting sacked in March after the team faced a 4-1 defeat at Argentina. Ancelotti is set to leave the club at the end of May.

The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) has wanted Ancelotti to coach Brazil for a long time. They even tried to hire him last summer, but he stayed with Real Madrid.

"The greatest national team in the history of football will now be led by the most successful coach in the world. Carlo Ancelotti, synonymous with historic achievements, was announced by the president of the CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues, as the new coach ...