MADRID, 15 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola, and the England coach, Sarina Wiegmann, were recognized this Monday with the FIFA 'The Best' awards for the best coaches in men's football and women's football respectively.
Guardiola fulfilled the predictions and won this award for the first time, after having been a finalist in 2019, when he was second behind the German Juergen Klopp, and 2021 and 2022, when he was third, thanks to his great last campaign with the conquest of the historic treble for City, with the first Champions League in the club's history and the third in its record.
The one from Santpedor won this award for the first time after being a finalist the previous two years, surpassing in the vote the Italians Simone Inzghi, Inter coach who led the 'neroazzurro' team to the Champions League final, and Luciano Spalletti, who made history at the head of Naples with the conquest of the 'Scudetto' more than 30 years later.
“I want to share this trophy and this moment with the people of Manchester City, especially with Ferrán Soriano and 'Txiki' Begiristain, who believed in me. Of course, on behalf of my staff, I want to thank our players for what they have done for many years. Whether we win or lose, living with them has been wonderful,” said the Catalan.
This was asked about FC Barcelona and the difference with the treble achieved with the Blaugrana team. “It is the club of my heart. I was born there and I am here thanks to him, he gave me everything, and City did not exist a few decades ago and has been built thanks to the work of many people like Roberto Mancini. We are here thanks to them, “It is a dream come true to win the treble with City and it is something very special for us,” he said.
On the other hand, in the award for best women's football coach, the Spanish Jonatan Giráldez, winner of the F League and the Champions League with FC Barcelona, could not win an award that went to the Dutch Sarina Wiegman, the English coach who He led the country to the final of the World Cup, where they lost to Spain, and which achieved its fourth recognition after those in 2017, 2020 and 2022. The other finalist was the English Emma Hayes, Chelsea coach.