Carlo Ancelotti has extended his contract as Real Madrid coach until 2026, the La Liga club said on Friday. Ancelotti has been at Real since 2021, having previously managed the club from 2013 to 2015. The Italian has won one league title with Real, along with two Champions League trophies and two Club World Cups. skip past newsletter promotion Sign up to Football Daily Free daily newsletter Kick off your evenings with the Guardian"s take on the world of football Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. after newsletter promotion Champions League draw: breaking down each of the last-16 ties Read more “Real Madrid CF and Carlo Ancelotti have agreed to extend our coach’s contract until 30 June 2026,” Real said in a statement. His contract was due to expire in 2024, and this extension ends speculation that Ancelotti would take over as manager of Brazil. In March of this year, the then president of the Brazilian football federation, Ednaldo Rodrigues, said that Ancelotti was his main target for the position of national-team coach. Ancelotti holds the record for the most Champions League titles won as a coach - having also claimed it twice with AC Milan in 2003 and 2007. He also became the first manager to win the league title in all of Europe’s ‘Big Five’ competitions when Real won La Liga in 2022. Ancelotti’s Real sit top of La Liga after 18 games and are through to this season’s Champions League last 16.