Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri has been named as the
Coach of the Year at the FIFA Football Awards in Zurich. The Italian was up
against Fernando Santos, who led
Portugal to Euro 2016 glory in the summer, and Zinedine Zidane, who guided Real
Madrid to the Champions League title last season.
However, the
FIFA men's coach of the year award went to Ranieri after he led Leicester to
the Premier League title last year. He said “What a fantastic evening for not only to be here with a lot of legends
but to win as well. I'm crazy now! Very crazy. Thank you so much. I want to
thank my wife, my agent and of course my players. Without them it's difficult
for the manger to win something. Also, the fans. What happened last season in
England was amazing, something strange. The god of football said Leicester must
win! Dani Alves said he could still
do more at his age - my age is 65! I start now to make a manager.”
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy
and title-winning midfielder N'Golo
Kante, now of Chelsea, had been
among the nominees for the FIFA Fifpro World11 but no Premier League players
were selected, with Barcelona and Real Madrid dominating the final list.
The FIFA awards were introduced after the game's governing body split
with France Football magazine and ended their association with the Ballon d'Or
award.
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