Ranieri had been named on the FIFA Shortlist for coach of the year for 2016. Chris Coleman and Claudio Ranieri on Fifa coach shortlist - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37850934
The other nominees are: Pep Guardiola Jurgen Klopp Mauricio Pochettino Didier Deschamps Luis Enrique Fernando Santos Diego Simeone Zenedine Zidane Most likely it will end up being Fernando Santos for winning Euro 2016 as Fifa don't like England - especially naw after all of the fuss about poppies that is happening.
As none of the others defied 5000-1 odds it shouldn't even be in question. The same goes for the team of the year at the sports personality awards. No doubt team GB will get it as they have a wider fan base but bias aside, the odds don't lie as to what the greatest achievement is
yeah Ranieri & Coleman. 2 ends of the spectrum. one did an impossible another lucked a win against decent but Self destructing Belgium team
It would be a joke if he didn't win it after the amount of press it got for being one of the biggest underdog stories ever. If you asked people last year "What was more likely to happen? Portugal winning the Euros or Leicester winning the premier league" I would think 99% of people would have answered Portugal.
especially if you say Ronaldo is not going to play - 100% would have said Portugal. who actually played the final with 11 players for a change. Coleman is more of a shame. I am sure these guys are added to the nomination to make the numbers. Claudio is straight forward choice
This honestly is not meant as a dig at either Spurs or Liverpool ... but what are Pochettino and Klopp on the list for? ... honestly don't get it ... are the managers of all the 3rd placed clubs in Europe's major leagues in it?
Klopp did at least get Liverpool to a European final, they lost like but Pochettino masterminded Spurs coming 3rd in a 2 horse race
It starts to look very odd if you ask the question ... could Klopp or Pochettino possibly beat Ranieri to the award given what happened last season? ... if they did it would be absurd ...