MU's Alex Ferguson named Best Coach of 21st CenturyFebruary 6, 2012 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), the organisation that chronicles the history and records of association football, has chosen Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson as The World’s best Coach of the 21st Century with 166 points. After 11 years, Ferguson leads with only one single point of advantage over Frenchman Arsène Wenger. Since they are both still active for English top clubs, the lead can still change in the next years. The much younger Portuguese José Mourinho, however, has already managed to approach the leading duo with 154 points. Argentinean Marcelo Alberto Bielsa and Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari share the lead among South America‘s best Coaches of the 21st Century; they have the same number of points and a considerable lead over their South American colleagues. At present the coaches in the "Top 10" are of 8 different nationalities, with only Italy (with Fabio Capello and Carlo Ancelotti) and Spain (with Vicente del Bosque and Rafael Benítez) represented twice. Only two trainers in the "Top 10" are coaches of a national team: Fabio Capello the English and Vicente del Bosque the Spanish one, IFFHS website reported. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |