Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho are the two Premier League nominations for the FIFA Coach of the Year award.
The long-time rivals are the only representatives from English clubs on the 10-strong shortlist.
Wenger won the FA Cup, took the Gunners to the Champions League round-of-16 and finished third in the Premier League last season. But his side would top a league table for the 2015 calendar year.
Mourinho’s Chelsea won the Premier League and Capital One Cup last season, and reached the Champions League round-of-16.
They are joined among the nominees by former Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc, Bayern Munich’s Pep Guardiola and Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone.
Massimiliano Allegri, who took Juventus to the Serie A title and the Champions League final, Sevilla’s Europa League-winning Unai Emery and Jorge Sampaoli, who guided Chile to a first ever Copa America title, are also nominated.
But the favourite for the award is Luis Enrique. He secured a Champions League, La Liga and Copa Del Rey treble during his first season in charge at Camp Nou.
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football shortlist
Massimiliano Allegri (Italy/Juventus), Carlo Ancelotti (Italy/Real Madrid), Laurent Blanc (France/Paris Saint-Germain), Unai Emery (Spain/Sevilla FC), Pep Guardiola (Spain/FC Bayern Munich), Luis Enrique (Spain/FC Barcelona), Jose Mourinho (Portugal/Chelsea), Jorge Sampaoli (Argentina/Chilean national team), Diego Simeone (Argentina/Atletico Madrid), Arsene Wenger (France/Arsenal).
