Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2024 nominees: Ancelotti, Guardiola & De la Fuente in

Five of the best football coaches – Alonso, Ancelotti, de la Fuente, Guardiola and Scaloni – have been nominated for the award.

Xabi Alonso, Carlo Ancelotti, Luis de la Fuente, Pep Guardiola and Lionel Scaloni have been nominated for the Best FIFA Men's Coach of 2024 award.

Fans can now vote for their star candidate for the illustrious prize, with the five having achieved great success with Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid, Spain, Manchester City and Argentina respectively.

FIFA profiles the five men who made the shortlist and highlights their standout performances during the qualifying period from August 21, 2023 to August 10, 2024.

Xabi Alonso

Former Spain international Alonso has taken his effortless playing style into the dugout and made history last season as title winners Bayer Leverkusen became the first team ever to go unbeaten in a German Bundesliga campaign.

Leverkusen – who ditched their Neverkusen label and were instead referred to as Neverlusen – embarked on a 51-match unbeaten run in all competitions, while also lifting the DFB-Pokal trophy. Alonso, who took charge of Die Schwarzroten in 2022, guided his side to the UEFA Europa League final, where they suffered their only real defeat of the season at the hands of Atalanta.

Carlo Ancelotti

The combination of Ancelotti and Real Madrid has become synonymous with silverware, and their pile-up of titles and trophies continued throughout the 2023/2024 season, securing another domestic double as Los Blancos won both La Liga and Supercopa de Espana secured the crown.

Further success would follow in the UEFA Champions League final, with Real beating Borussia Dortmund 2–0 at Wembley to secure their 15th European title, and sixth in the last 11 seasons, clinching their place in the FIFA Intercontinental final secured Cup 2024™. in the process.

Luis de la Fuente

De la Fuente guided Spain back to the top of European football for the first time since 2012 as La Roja swept everyone ahead of them to claim the UEFA EURO 2024 title. The 2-1 final scoreline against England, secured by Mikel Oyarzabal's late winner, suggested a close match, but in reality Spain were always in control and could have won by a bigger margin.

After topping their group with a 100 percent and three-nil record after wins over Croatia, Albania and Italy, Spain dispatched Georgia, hosts Germany and 2022 World Cup finalists France on their way to the final, lifting the trophy in style stood guard under the leadership of De la Fuente. accompaniment.

Pep Guardiola

The current holder of the Best Men's Coach award is once again battling for the honours, with Manchester City adding three more key pieces of silverware to their trophy cabinet during the qualifying period, starting with the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup™ crown following a 4-0 demolition of Fluminense.

That victory in Saudi Arabia was followed by another English Premier League (EPL) title – City's sixth in the past seven campaigns – with Guardiola being crowned EPL Manager of the Season, before taking over the Etihad Stadium team in August 2024 to FA Community Shield success. .

Lionel Scaloni

FIFA World Cup™ holders Argentina continue to thrive on the international stage under Scaloni's leadership, retaining the 2024 CONMEBOL Copa America title after a thrilling 1-0 win against Colombia, secured by Lautaro Martinez's 112th-minute goal.

La Albiceleste were in commanding form throughout the tournament in the US, conceding just one goal in six games – against Ecuador in the quarter-finals. Argentina are also well placed to defend their World Cup title and currently lead the way in the CONMEBOL qualifying standings.