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THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE GALA OF JANUARY 11TH

Simeone, candidate to FIFA World Coach of the Year

Our coach is among the ten contenders to be chosen as FIFA’s best coach of the year in 2015. The winner will be announced at the gala on January 11th.

FIFA and France Football announced the names of the ten candidates for the 'FIFA Men’s World Coach' award, among which we can find our coach, Diego Pablo Simeone. On the 30th of November the three most voted coaches will be announced, although the final winner will not be known until the 11th of January, 2016 at the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala.

As usual, it will be the captains and national team coaches who will vote for the winners, as well as representatives of international media chosen by France Football. 

The candidates are:

Massimiliano Allegri (Italy/Juventus)

Carlo Ancelotti (Italy/Real Madrid)

Laurent Blanc (France/Paris Saint-Germain)

Unai Emery (Spain/Sevilla)

Pep Guardiola (Spain/Bayern Munich)

Luis Enrique (Spain/FC Barcelona)

José Mourinho (Portugal/Chelsea)

Jorge Sampaoli (Argentina/Chile’s National Team)

Diego Simeone (Argentina/Atlético de Madrid)

Arsène Wenger (France/Arsenal)