Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti arrives for a news conference at Valdebebas, outside Madrid, Spain, May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Andrea Comas
MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid have sacked coach Carlo Ancelotti after the world's richest club by income failed to win major silverware this season and, according to local media, Napoli's Rafa Benitez is the favourite to succeed him.
"The board of directors have decided this evening to relieve Carlo Ancelotti of his duties," president Florentino Perez told a news conference on Monday.
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