Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane is coming up against his Manchester United counterpart, Jose Mourinho to top the list of 11-man coaches nominated by Fifa for the 2017 coach of the year award.
Antonio Conte, Mauricio Pochetino, and Pep Guardiola are three other Premier League managers are in the running for the prize.Zidane won the prestigious UEFA Champions League back to back, a feat that is second to none while Mourinho won UEFA secondary trophy, Europa
Zidane won the prestigious UEFA Champions League back to back, a feat that is second to none while Mourinho won UEFA secondary trophy, Europa League, and qualified 6th placed Manchester United for Champions League stage group automatically.Antonio Conte is nominated following Chelsea’s Premier League title win in May.
They face competition from former Barcelona boss Luis Enrique and Germany’s national coach Joachim Low.
Manchester City defender Lucy Bronze and Arsenal forward Jodie Taylor are nominated for the women’s player of the year award.
They are joined by last year’s Fifa award-winner, Houston Dash midfielder Carli Lloyd, who had a short-term loan spell with City last season.
Also on the list are Nigeria’s Florence Omagbemi, Barcelona forward Lieke Martens and Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema, both Women’s Euro 2017 winners with the Netherlands.Chelsea Ladies manager Emma Hayes has been nominated for the women’s coach award, after leading her side to the Women’s Super League One Spring Series in June.
She goes up against six national team managers: Austria’s Dominik Thalhammer, France coach Olivier Echouafni, Denmark manager Nils Nielsen, North Korea’s Hwang Yong-bong, and Netherlands boss Sarina Wiegman.
Also nominated are Barcelona boss Xavi Llorens, Lyon’s Gerard Precheur and Wolfsburg coach Ralf Kellermann.
The Best Fifa Men’s Coach 2017:
Massimiliano Allegri (Juventus)
Carlo Ancelotti (Bayern Munich)
Antonio Conte (Chelsea)
Luis Enrique (Barcelona)
Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
Leonardo Jardim (Monaco)
Joachim Low (Germany)
Jose Mourinho (Manchester United)
Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham Hotspur)
Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid)
Tite (Brazil)
Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)
They are joined by last year’s Fifa award-winner, Houston Dash midfielder Carli Lloyd, who had a short-term loan spell with City last season.Also on the list are Barcelona forward Lieke Martens and Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema, both Women’s Euro 2017 winners with the Netherlands.
Chelsea Ladies manager Emma Hayes has been nominated for the women’s coach award, after leading her side to the Women’s Super League One Spring Series in June.
She goes up against six national team managers: Austria’s Dominik Thalhammer, France coach Olivier Echouafni, Denmark manager Nils Nielsen, North Korea’s Hwang Yong-bong, Nigeria’s Florence Omagbemi and Netherlands boss Sarina Wiegman.
Also nominated are Barcelona boss Xavi Llorens, Lyon’s Gerard Precheur and Wolfsburg coach Ralf Kellermann.
The Best Fifa Women’s Coach 2017:
Olivier Echouafni (France)
Emma Hayes (Chelsea Ladies)
Ralf Kellermann (VfL Wolfsburg)
Xavi Llorens (FC Barcelona)
Nils Nielsen (Denmark)
Florence Omagbemi (Nigeria)
Gerard Precheur (Lyon)
Dominik Thalhammer (Austria)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands)
Hwang Yong-bong (North Korea)
