The Brazil Football Federation (CBF) confirmed the appointment of Ancelotti on Monday while Madrid are yet to officially announce his exit.

Carlo Ancelotti is swapping Real Madrid for Brazil in one of the biggest moves in world soccer. The problem is, neither he, nor Madrid, want to talk about it. As coaching switches go, they don’t come any bigger than this.

Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday he was proud of the legacy he had built in four mostly successful years in his second tenure at Real Madrid and will only have good memories as he heads to Brazil to take over the five-times world champions.