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FIFA has announced the finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach and The Best FIFA Men’s Coach awards for the 2023 edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards™.
The finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach (https://apo-opa.co/46TqJnj) are (in alphabetical order):
The accolade recognises the most outstanding performers from the dugout in the women's game from the period between 1 August 2022 to 20 August 2023, the date of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ final.
Sarina Wiegman is a three-time winner of the award in 2017, 2020 and 2022, whilst Emma Hayes was the winner in 2021. For Jonatan Giráldez, it is the first time he has reached the final three shortlist.
A total of five coaches were initially nominated for The Best FIFA Women's Coach award, having been chosen by a panel of experts. From this shortlist, the three finalists have been selected by an international jury comprising: women’s national team coaches, women’s national team captains, football journalists, and fans who voted on FIFA’s official website.
The finalists for The Best FIFA Men’s Coach (https://apo-opa.co/46VsBMy), recognising the most outstanding performers in the men’s game from the period of 19 December 2022 to 20 August 2023 are (in alphabetical order):
As per their female counterparts, a total of five coaches were initially nominated for The Best FIFA Men's Coach award, having been chosen by a panel of experts. From this shortlist, the three finalists have been selected by an international jury comprising: men’s national team coaches, men’s national team captains, football journalists, and fans who voted on FIFA’s official website.
The winners of both awards will be revealed at a London ceremony on Monday 15 January 2024. Next month’s ceremony will mark the third time that FIFA has held The Best FIFA Football Awards in London, after the 2017 and 2018 award ceremonies were staged in the city.
How were The Best FIFA Women’s Coach Award and The Best Men’s Coach Award finalists determined?
The voting procedure for The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award is supervised by independent observers and are detailed in the Rules of Allocation (https://apo-opa.co/4amdHBV).
Results will be published in full on FIFA.com following the awards ceremony on 15 January 2024.
To keep up with the latest news about The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023, fans can visit FIFA.com. Fans can also join the discussion about who should win the Awards by using the hashtag #TheBest.
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