Ancelotti and Emma Hayes wins best coach

Real Madrid head coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has won the first Men’s Johan Cruyff Trophy.

Ancelotti led Madrid to their 36th La Liga title and 15th UEFA Champions League success.

Other nominees for the Men’s Coach award;

Xabi Alonso (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)

Luis de la Fuente (Spain, Spain national team)

Gian Piero Gasperini (Italy, Atalanta)

Pep Guardiola (Spain, Manchester City)

Lionel Scaloni (Argentina, Argentina national team)

Meanwhile, the first Women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy was won by former Chelsea boss and current United States head coach, Emma Hayes.

Hayes ended her 12-year stint with the Blues at the end of last season, and went out on the back of clinching her seventh Women’s Super League title.

The 48-year-old then led the USWNT to glory in her first tournament in charge, with her side claiming gold at the Paris Olympics.

Women’s Coach of the Year Trophy 2024 nominees

Sonia Bompastor (France, Lyon / Chelsea)

Arthur Elias (Brazil, Corinthians / Brazil national team)

Jonatan Giráldez (Spain, Barcelona / Washington Spirit)

Filipa Patão (Portugal, Benfica)

Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands, England national team)