FIFA Award 2023: Guardiola, Wiegman Make Shortlist For Men’s, Women’s Best Coach

FIFA has announced the finalists for The Best FIFA Men’s Coach and The Best FIFA Women’s Coach awards for the 2023 edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards™.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and Lionesses manager Sarina Wiegman are among the nominees for FIFA’s Best Men’s and Women’s Coaches for 2023.

Guardiola, who led Manchester City to the Treble, is alongside Inter Milan’s Simone Inzaghi and Napoli’s Luciano Spalletti on the men’s shortlist.

England manager Wiegman claimed the women’s award last year after the Lionesses won Euro 2022, Chelsea manager Hayes and Barcelona’s Jonatan Giraldez are also on the women’s shortlist.

The winners will be announced on Monday, 15 January at a ceremony in London.

Wiegman was also named Uefa women’s coach of the year in August.

England’s Mary Earps has been shortlisted for the best women’s goalkeeper, with Manchester City’s Ederson up for the men’s prize.

Hayes, who will leave Chelsea to take over the United States at the end of the season, won the Women’s Super League (WSL) and Women’s FA Cup last season.

The women’s award is for performances from 1 August 2022 to 20 August 2023, while the men’s award is for between 19 December 2022 to 20 August 2023.