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Brazil fire interim coach Diniz after Ancelotti's snub

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Brazil's interim coach, Fernando Diniz, was fired on Friday by the country's soccer federation (CBF).

The CBF said in a statement that president Ednaldo Rodrigues informed Diniz that he wanted to "advance the process of choice of a permanent coach."

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Diniz was hired as interim coach for the five-time World Cup winners in July on a one-year contract, with the federation confident of appointing Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti this summer following the end of his contract with the Spanish giants.