FIFA has revealed the shortlist for Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2017 ahead of the world football governing body’s annual gala that will be held in London on 23rd October. The likes of Zinedine Zidane, Allegri and Premier League manager Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola and Pochettino are among the 10 names on the short-list.
The winner of this award will be chosen by a process involving the four main stakeholders involved in football: national team coaches, captains, selected media and the fans.
The early favourite to win the award is Zidane after his incredible first full season in charge of Real Madrid where he ended the season with La Liga and Champions League, the first Madrid manager to win both the title in the same season since 1958.
Ligue 1 winning Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim is also nominated, as is Germany’s Joachim Low after collecting the 2017 Confederations Cup title over the summer.
A panel of FIFA Legends has shortlisted 12 head coaches for The Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2017 award.
The candidates, in alphabetical order, are:
* Massimiliano Allegri (ITA - Juventus)
* Carlo Ancelotti (ITA - FC Bayern Munich)
* Antonio Conte (ITA - Chelsea)
* Luis Enrique (ESP - FC Barcelona)
* Pep Guardiola (ESP - Manchester City)
* Leonardo Jardim (POR - AS Monaco)
* Joachim Low (GER - German national team)
* Jose Mourinho (POR - Manchester United)
* Mauricio Pochettino (ARG - Tottenham Hotspur)
* Diego Simeone (ARG - Atlético Madrid)
* Tite (BRA - Brazilian national team)
* Zinedine Zidane (FRA - Real Madrid).