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[Legendary / Legend] soccer coach Carlo Ancelotti, 65, has decided to leave Spanish giants Real Madrid to [become / became] manager of Brazil. His [finally / final] match for Madrid will be on the 26th of May. He will start his new position with Brazil on the [followed / following] day. Mr Ancelotti told reporters: "From the 26th, I will be the Brazil coach, and it's an [importance / important] challenge. Right now, I'm the Real Madrid coach, and I [went / want] to finish this final stretch and this fantastic adventure [there / here] ." Brazil will be Ancelotti's first role [was / as] a manager of a national team. Ancelotti is one of the most successful football managers [never / ever] . He is the only coach to win the top five leagues in Europe. He has also won the UEFA Champions League a record five [timings / times] .

Brazil is [the / a] world's most successful international team. It is [an / the] only country to have won the FIFA World Cup five times. However, the last time was in 2002. Since [then / there] , it has not reached the final. In 2014, the team was [beaten / beat] 7-1 by Germany in the semi-finals. Ednaldo Rodrigues, the president [by / of] Brazil's football federation, [hopes / hope] Ancelotti can change Brazil's fortunes. Mr Rodrigues said: "Ancelotti is the greatest coach [on / in] history, and now he is at the head of the greatest national team [on / in] the planet. Together we will write new glorious chapters in Brazilian football." Ancelotti will be [in / on] charge of Brazil's team for the World Cup qualifying games [again / against] Paraguay and Ecuador next month.

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