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Spanish dominance: Four coaches nominated for the 2026 Ballon d'Or

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Four Spanish coaches, Luis de la Fuente, Luis Enrique Martínez, Mikel Arteta and Unai Emery, are nominated for the 2026 Ballon d'Or award for best coach.
  • Belgium's Vincent Kompany, who coaches Bayern Munich, completes the five-person shortlist.
  • The winner will be announced at a ceremony in London on October 26, with De la Fuente and Luis Enrique identified as leading contenders.

Spain has taken over the 2026 Ballon d'Or shortlist for best coach, with four of the five nominees coming from the country. Luis de la Fuente, Luis Enrique Martínez, Mikel Arteta and Unai Emery will compete for the award alongside Belgium's Vincent Kompany.

De la Fuente enters the race after leading Spain to the 2026 World Cup title in July. That achievement makes him one of the favorites, according to the Ballon d'Or selection, while Luis Enrique also starts with a strong case after guiding Paris Saint-Germain to a second consecutive Champions League triumph in 2026.

Arteta earned his nomination after winning the Premier League with Arsenal. Emery's case rests on Aston Villa's Europa League victory, the club's first major trophy in three decades, as well as its notable fourth-place finish in the Premier League.

The award winner will be revealed on October 26 at a ceremony in London. Kompany, the Bayern Munich coach, is the only nominee outside Spain.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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