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Brazilian coach Ancelotti was sentenced to jail and said in May that he would create a new Brazilian team all year round

11:46pm, 10 July 2025【Football】

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According to Global Time on July 9, local time, the Spanish court ruled that the current Brazilian national team coach and former Real Madrid coach Ancelotti was convicted of tax fraud in 2014 and sentenced him to one year in prison and suspended execution.

Ancelotti was accused of transferring and concealing revenue from image rights, club activities and commercial endorsements by establishing overseas trusts and affiliated companies. Prosecutors said it had evaded taxes in 2014 and 2015 for more than 1.06 million euros (about 8.91 million yuan), of which 386,000 euros were in 2014 and 675,000 euros in 2015.

On May 26 this year, Ancelotti officially took office as head coach of the Brazilian men's football team. He said at the inauguration press conference that winning the world championship is not just the goal of Brazil's 23 players, coaching staff and staff, and will create a new Brazilian team all year round.

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