The nominees for the prestigious 2024 Ballon d\u2019Or awards are out, and aside from the world\u2019s top football players, a few of the game\u2019s best teams and coaches have also received nominations. Among the key categories, the award for Best Coach of the Year stands out, recognizing outstanding leadership and achievements at both the club and international levels.<\/p>\n
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1. Carlo Ancelotti<\/strong>: After another successful year, Ancelotti led Real Madrid to victories in La Liga, the UEFA Champions League, and the Super Cup, further solidifying his legacy as one of the sport\u2019s greatest tacticians.<\/p>\n 2. Pep Guardiola<\/strong>: The Manchester City manager continued his dominance in English football by clinching yet another Premier League title. Guardiola\u2019s consistent success with City places him firmly among the best.<\/p>\n 3. Xabi Alonso<\/strong>: In just a short time, Alonso made a significant impact, guiding Bayer Leverkusen to a Bundesliga triumph. His rapid rise in management has earned him widespread recognition.<\/p>\n 4. Luis de la Fuente<\/strong>: The Spanish national team manager made headlines by leading Spain to victory at UEFA Euro 2024, an accomplishment that underscores his coaching prowess on the international stage.<\/p>\n 5. Gian Piero Gasperini<\/strong>: Known for his tactical acumen, Gasperini continues to impress with Atalanta, achieving remarkable results despite limited resources compared to top European clubs. He also won UEFA Europa League with Atalanta last season.<\/p>\n 6. Lionel Scaloni<\/strong>: After guiding Argentina to Copa America glory, Scaloni remains a top contender, having also overseen Argentina\u2019s remarkable progress on the international stage over the past few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ballon d\u2019Or nominees are out and along with players, there are few top teams and coaches who were nominated for this. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":34175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[448,2026,3796,2272,359,3608],"class_list":["post-14453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-atalanta","tag-carlo-ancelotti","tag-football","tag-lionel-scaloni","tag-pep-guardiola","tag-xabi-alonso"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}