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<p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script><ul><li>Shortlist for The Best FIFA Men's Coach released</li><li>The Best FIFA Women's Coach nominees also confirmed</li><li>Voting open with ceremony scheduled for January</li></ul><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2ivxLJJhzdzbJdwo0n"><strong>Follow GOAL on WhatsApp!</strong></a> 🟢📱</td></tr></tbody></table>

Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti & Xabi Alonso frontrunners for The Best FIFA Men's Coach award as USWNT's Emma Hayes nominated for women's prize after Olympic gold and WSL glory

<p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-mohamed-salah-robert-lewandowski-the-best-fifa-mens-11-2024/blt99aeea12b3eefdd0" target="_blank">FIFA announced the nominees</a> for a whole host of The Best awards. The shortlist for The Best Men's Coach includes Manchester City's Guardiola, Real Madrid's Ancelotti, Bayer Leverkusen boss Alonso, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni and Spain boss Luis de La Fuente. Scaloni and Guardiola are the only two coaches from the list to have previously won the award.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Masterminds. 👔🧠<br><br>Who will be <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBest</a> FIFA Men's Coach 2024?</p>— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/1862282303218885121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>FIFA also announced eight nominees for The Best Women's Coach award with USWNT and former Chelsea coach Hayes headlining the list. Other nominees include former Lyon boss and current Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor, former Barcelona and Washington Spirit coach Jonatan Giraldez, Brazil boss Arthur Elias, Japan coach Futoshi Ikeda, Gareth Taylor of Manchester City, Celtic’s Elena Sadiku and Paris FC's Sandrine Soubeyrand.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Who deserves to be <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBest</a> FIFA Women's Coach 2024? ✨</p>— FIFA Women's World Cup (@FIFAWWC) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAWWC/status/1862283600462581807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>This is the first time since 2016 that England boss Sarina Wiegman has not been nominated for The Best FIFA Women's Coach award. The Dutch coach has made it to the top three of the award seven times in a row and has won the award record four times.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Voting is now open on FIFA's website for the Men's Coach and Women's Coach award, along with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/vinicius-revenge-lionel-messi-jude-bellingham-rodri-shortlist-11-players-the-best-fifa-mens/blt8aa18eeed3249556" target="_blank">several other awards</a>. The ceremony is set to take place in January, but an exact date is yet to be confirmed.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti & Xabi Alonso frontrunners for The Best FIFA Men's Coach award as USWNT's Emma Hayes nominated for women's prize after Olympic gold and WSL glory | Goal.com Kenya

FIFA have announced the shortlists for The Best Men&apos;s and Women&apos;s Coach award with names like Pep Guardiola and Emma Hayes headlining.

Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti &amp; Xabi Alonso frontrunners for The Best FIFA Men&apos;s Coach award as USWNT&apos;s Emma Hayes nominated for women&apos;s prize after Olympic gold and WSL glory