Fifa men’s coach award: Chris Coleman, Claudio Ranieri, Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp lead way but Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger snubbed
CHRIS COLEMAN, Claudio Ranieri and Mauricio Pochettino are among the names to make Fifa’s ten-man shortlist for the best coach in the world.
But there is no room for Jose Mourinho or Arsene Wenger.
Chris Coleman is one of the surprise choices as Fifa best coachReuters
News Group Newspapers Ltd Claudio Ranieri led Leicester to the Premier League title against 5,000-1 odds[/caption]
The Wales boss and mastermind behind the Leicester miracle are joined by the likes of Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.
Coleman got Wales to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 where they eventually lost to winners Portugal.
And Italian Ranieri completed arguably the biggest footballing fairytale of all time by leading the Foxes to the Premier League title against 5,000-1 odds.
Argentinian Poch was picked by Fifa because he took Spurs to their first top-three finish since 1990 and got them in the Champions League for just the third time in the club's history.
Klopp guided Liverpool to the Europa League final in his first season at the club.
They lost out 3-1 to Sevilla but judges said his "inimitable style on the touchline" warranted his inclusion.
Mauricio Pochettino guided Spurs to their best league finish in 26 yearsReutersJurgen Klopp got Liverpool to the Europa League final in his first seasonGetty Images
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Mourinho and Wenger, however, were left out.
The Portuguese had a nightmare season at Chelsea last year where he was sacked with the club in 16th place after leading them to the title the term before.
And Wenger's Arsenal seemingly let the league title slip from their grasp after being top of the table on New Year's Day.
The shortlist in full: Chris Coleman (Wal), Didier Deschamps (Fra), Pep Guardiola (Spa), Jurgen Klopp (Ger), Luis Enrique (Spa), Mauricio Pochettino (Arg), Claudio Ranieri (Ita), Fernando Santos (Por), Diego Simeone (Arg) and Zinedine Zidane (Fra).
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