Luis Enrique one of 10 managers in the running to win 'FIFA The Best' prize
FIFA have revealed their shortlist and it features three managers from Spain's La Liga
Barcelona’s Luis Enrique has been named as one of the nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2016.
There are 10 managers on the list and they have been shortlisted by experts from the FIFA Football Committee and the winner will be announced in January.
The prize replaces the one given out as part of the Ballon d’Or gala due to the split between France Football and FIFA.
The winner will be decided in the following way: 50 percent based on votes from international captains and managers and the other 50 percent from the public and a group of more than 200 journalists.
Also nominated from La Liga are Real Madrid’s Zinedine Zidane and Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone.
The full shortlist is:
Chris Coleman (Wales/Welsh national team)
Didier Deschamps (France/French national team)
Pep Guardiola (Bayern Munich/Manchester City)
Juergen Klopp (Germany/Liverpool)
Luis Enrique (FC Barcelona)
Mauricio Pochettino (Argentina/Tottenham Hotspur)
Claudio Ranieri (Italy/Leicester City)
Fernando Santos (Portugal/Portuguese national team)
Diego Pablo Simeone (Argentina/Atletic Madrid)
Zinedine Zidane (France/Real Madrid)
