Brazilian club Botafogo has hired the son of Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti as its new manager. The 35-year-old Davide Ancelotti was handed a contract through 2026 to take up his first full-time coaching job after Botafogo owner John Textor fired Renato Paiva following the team’s round-of-16 elimination at the Club World Cup.

(Reuters) -Botafogo have appointed Davide Ancelotti, the son of Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti, as their new manager, the Brazilian club announced on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Ancelotti, who served as an assistant to his father at Bayern Munich,

The 35-year-old joins Botafogo having been linked with the vacant Rangers job, though Russell Martin was ultimately named as the Scottish side's new boss