Claudio Ranieri was named FIFA Coach of the Year for 2016

Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri has been named
as the Coach of the Year at the FIFA Football
Awards in Zurich.
The Italian was up against Fernando Santos, who led
Portugal to Euro 2016 glory in the summer, and
Zinedine Zidane, who guided Real Madrid to the
Champions League title last season.
However, the FIFA men's coach of the year award
went to Ranieri after he led Leicester to the Premier
League title last year.
Leicester celebrate winning the Premier League
"What a fantastic evening for not only to be here with
a lot of legends but to win as well," he said on stage
at the ceremony.
"I'm crazy now! Very crazy. Thank you so much. I
want to thank my wife, my agent and of course my
players. Without them it's difficult for the manger to
win something.
Ranieri was presented with the award by Diego
Maradona
"Also, the fans. What happened last season in
England was amazing, something strange. The god of
football said Leicester must win!
"Dani Alves said he could still do more at his age -
my age is 65! I start now to make a manager."
Ranieri celebrates winning the Premier League with
his Leicester players
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy and title-winning
midfielder N'Golo Kante, now of Chelsea, had been
among the nominees for the FIFA Fifpro World11 but
no Premier League players were selected, with
Barcelona and Real Madrid dominating the final list.
The FIFA awards were introduced after the game's
governing body split with France Football magazine
and ended their association with the Ballon d'Or
award.