Carlo Ancelotti News

The anticipation is reaching a fever pitch as Spanish giants Real Madrid and FC Barcelona prepare to face off in what promises to be a thrilling Copa del Rey final this Saturday. With both sides nursing key injuries and the pressure of silverware on the line, the stage is set for another intense chapter in El Clásico history.      

Even though the Los Blancos sit at the second position they still have to cover a huge gap. They currently have 56 points and are nine points behind the league leaders

Watch the video of Cristiano Ronaldo meeting Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto Carlos

Real Madrid won the match 2-1 after trailing 1-0 from the sixth minute of the game

Real Madrid are now on 81 points with four games in hand Real Madrid have now won the most number of La Liga titles (35)

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has a huge task ahead the La Liga fixture against Athletic Bilboa as 8-9 players out due to Covid-19.

Carlo Ancelotti returned to Real Madrid for a second spell as coach on Tuesday (June 1), re-joining the club from Everton, after agreeing a three-year deal at the Bernabeu.

EPL side Everton have announced the signing of Columbian midfielder James Rodriguez from Real Madrid on a two-year deal The 29-year-old rejoins Carlo Ancelotti at Everton after having played under the Italian manager at Real Madrid and Bayern Munich This is Everton's second major signing this summer following the arrival of defensive midfielder Allan from Napoli

Everton won for the second time in two games with Italian Ancelotti at the helm as Dominic Calvert-Lewin`s double sealed the points at St James` Park to ease Everton into mid-table.

According to photographs published by Italian media on Wednesday, the 60-year-old is both back on the training ground and, possibly, smoking cigarettes again as he recovers from the illness which sidelined him earlier this month.

The Belgian’s superb first-half free-kick was his 81st league strike for Napoli, sending him level with the Argentine at number three in the club`s all-time Serie A scoring charts, behind Antonio Vojak (102 goals) and Marek Hamsik (100).

Bidding to win their first European trophy since a Diego Maradona-inspired side won the old UEFA Cup in 1989, Napoli host the English Premier League side on Thursday in the second leg of their tie, trailing 2-0 from last week`s first match.

Napoli were held to stalemates by AC Milan and Fiorentina in their last two away games and failed to find the net once again at the Stadio San Paolo.

Napoli, whose hopes of winning the title last season effectively ended with a 3-0 defeat in the same fixture, were left eight points behind leaders Juventus who visit Sassuolo on Sunday. 

Napoli did not name the club or say how long the move would be held up for, although they still have time to complete a deal with the transfer window in China open until Feb. 28. 

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho claimed he was insulted for the entire game during his side`s 2-1 win in Turin against Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday. 

Five of the biggest names in football previewed the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup when they attended the 2018 G-EXPO Global Football Summit in Bengbu, Anhui province of China.

Nice striker Mario Balotelli has been linked with a move to Napoli after Wednesday's appointment of new coach Carlo Ancelotti.

One of the reasons given was that Ancelotti believes he can get a job with a leading European club.

Italian football federation (FIGC) chiefs on Tuesday confirmed talks had taken place with Carlo Ancelotti concerning the vacant Italy coaching job but insisted there was no front-runner yet.