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Real Madrid appoints Carlo Ancelotti as coach

Published: 01 Jun 2021 - 08:24 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 09:21 am
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Real Madrid on Tuesday announced that Carlo Ancelotti was re-joining the club for a second spell as coach.

The Italian, who was previously in charge of Real between 2013 and 2015, won the Champions League during his first spell and will replace Zinedine Zidane, who left the post last month. (Reporting by Joseph Walker Editing by Toby Davis)

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