BREAKING NEWS: Ancelotti Sacked As Real Madrid Manager

Carlo Ancelotti was relieved of his duties as Real Madrid manager on Monday after failing to bring a major trophy to the Bernabeu this season.

The club confirmed, via Sky Sports News HQ, that the Italian had been sacked from the position, with his last game in charge of Los Blancos being their 7-3 win against Getafe on May 23.


Despite Real Madrid ending the 2014-15 campaign without silverware, there was some debate as to whether Ancelotti would see the axe given the success of last season in particular, winning La Decima, the FIFA Club World Cup and the Copa del Rey.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez spoke about the decision to remove Ancelotti, saying (per AS): "What did Ancelotti do wrong? I don't know. The demands here at Real Madrid are very high."

Perez also addressed the high turnover of managers at the club, per ESPN FC's Dermot Corrigan.

"The job of Real Madrid coach is one where you suffer a lot over time," the president said. "I remember in [Jose] Mourinho's third year, he was the coach who had spent the most time [in the job].

"I have heard that there have been many coaches at Madrid. But this also happens at Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Juventus."

Spanish newspaper Sport even claimed on May 18 that the Real Madrid dressing room was very much behind Ancelotti, one of only two managers ever to have won three European Cups—the other being Bob Paisley: