The organizing body of the Ballon d’Or award ceremony has confirmed the list of managers who have been nominated for the 2024 award ceremony.
The coach’s award will include recognition for both men’s and women’s coaches. It’s a new award that will be a part of the expanded Ballon d’Or event, co-organized by UEFA and Groupe Amaury, the owner of France Football. According to the body, the awards will maintain their “unchanged and independent” voting system, with UEFA contributing its expertise and managing global commercial rights.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said,
“UEFA and Ballon d’Or are synonyms of sporting excellence, so our partnership will be a natural blend of prominence and a synergy that promises to be nothing short of exceptional.”
The nominees for the Ballon d’Or Men’s Coach of the Year 2024 were announced on a L’Equipe live stream on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
Men’s Coach of the Year Nominees
Pep Guardiola ( Manchester City), Xabi Alonso ( Bayer Leverkusen), Carlo Ancelotti ( Real Madrid), Luis de la Fuente ( Spain), Gian Piero Gasperini ( Atalanta), Lionel Scaloni ( Argentina).
Women’s Coach of the Year Nominees
Sonia Bompastor ( Lyon / Chelsea)
Arthur Elias ( Corinthians/ Brazil)
Jonatan Giraldez ( Barcelona/Washington Spirit)
Emma Hayes ( Chelsea/ USA)
Filipa Patao ( Benfica)
Sarina Wiegman ( England)
When is the Ballon d’Or award ceremony?
The award ceremony will be held on Monday, October 28, 2024.
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