Leicester City's Claudio Ranieri, Portugal's Fernando Santos and Real
Madrid's Zinedine Zidane are set to be among the frontrunners for the
Best FIFA Men's Coach 2016 award after being named on a 10-man
shortlist.
Barcelona's Luis Enrique, Atletico Madrid's Diego
Simeone, Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp, Tottenham's Mauricio Pochettino and
former Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola, now with Manchester City, are
also nominated.
Wales coach Chris Coleman is also a contender after leading the
nation to the semifinals at Euro 2016, while France boss Didier
Deschamps, who led the host nation to the final, completes the
shortlist.
However, Santos will be a strong contender after
Portugal won the European Championship for the first time in their
history, while Zidane led Real Madrid to Champions League glory after
taking over from Rafa Benitez in January.
Ranieri, though, defied
odds of 5,000-1 to lead Leicester to the Premier League title last
season and has overseen a strong start to the club's first ever
Champions League campaign this season.
FIFA recently announced
that the will be based on the votes of captains and head coaches of
national teams around the globe and an online public ballot with
football fans and submissions from a selected group of over 200 media
representatives.
Best FIFA Men's Coach 2016
Chris
Coleman (Wales/Welsh national team), Didier Deschamps (France/French
national team), Pep Guardiola (Spain/FC Bayern Munich/Manchester City),
Jurgen Klopp (Germany/Liverpool), Luis Enrique (Spain/FC Barcelona),
Mauricio Pochettino (Argentina/Tottenham Hotspur), Claudio Ranieri
(Italy/Leicester City), Fernando Santos (Portugal/Portuguese national
team), Diego Pablo Simeone (Argentina/Atletico Madrid), Zinedine Zidane
(France/Real Madrid).
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