FIFA World Cup 2002 winner Kaka has expressed his interest in joining Carlo Ancelotti as part of his staff for the Brazilian national team.
The former attacking midfielder played 92 matches for the Selecao, winning the World Cup once and the FIFA Confederations Cup twice.
“If the think-tank of the national team feels I can help in some way, I think that, at this moment, I am ready. I am prepared,” Kaká said in an interview with Caze TV.
Kaka played under Ancelotti at AC Milan and Real Madrid, winning five major trophies with the Serie A side, while he won the Ballon d’Or during the same stint, in 2007.
“I stopped playing in 2017. Since then, I have wanted to prepare myself. I took sports business courses at Harvard in the United States. I also earned a coaching degree at the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation). I have experience with the national team, the World Cup. If the opportunity comes, I am ready to return to serve the Brazilian national team,” the Brazilian added.
Brazil, a five-time world champion, has struggled for world dominance in the last decade, failing to reach beyond the quarterfinals in four of the last five editions of the FIFA World Cup.
Ancelotti will take charge of the team from 16th May, with his first two matches lined up against Ecuador (5th June) and Paraguay (10th June). Brazil is fourth in the World Cup qualification standings with four more matches to go. The top six teams qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026.
