Kaka has expressed his desire to reunite with Carlo Ancelotti and join his backroom staff in the Brazil national team.

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• Kaka wants to reunite with Ancelotti
• Ready to work as an assistant in Brazil national team
• Ancelotti to manage Madrid one last time against Real Sociedad

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  After spending 30 years in club football, managing several clubs across Italy, France, Spain and England, Ancelotti is now all set to try his hand in international football at the twilight of his managerial career. Earlier this month the Brazilian Football Confederation confirmed that the Italian coach will join the national team formally after managing Madrid in their final La Liga game of the 2024-25 campaign.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  As Ancelotti is all set to embark on this new journey, one of his former players at AC Milan and Brazil icon Kaka has expressed his desire to reunite with the Italian manager. Kaka, who retired from professional football in 2017, is eager to work as an assistant to the outgoing Madrid boss in the Selecao setup.

• WHAT KAKA SAID

  Speaking to , the 43-year-old said: "If the opportunity arises, I'm ready to return to the Selecao. I'm prepared. Since 2017 I wanted to prepare myself. I took business courses in sports at Harvard, I took the coach course at CBF, I have experience in national team, World Cup."

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  WHAT NEXT?

  Ancelotti will manage Los Blancos one last time this Saturday as they take on Real Sociedad in their final La Liga match, having already surrendered the title to arch-rivals Barcelona.

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