Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been shortlisted for a coveted UK coaching award alongside three other coaches including non-football managers.
England manager Gareth Southgate is also among the nominees for the 2019 UK Coaching Moment of the Year award.
Others are athletics coach John Blackie and swimming guru Mel Marshall.
The ‘Great Coaching Moment of the Year’ award celebrates the moments that distinguish a coach from their focus on a sporting result to their focus on the person or people they are working with.
Southgate received his nomination for the decision-making and leadership qualities he showed in supporting England’s players and backroom staff as they managed the racism which marred England’s European Qualifier against Bulgaria in September.
Klopp has been recognized for masterminding Liverpool’s Champions League comeback against Barcelona, where his side overturned a 3-0 first-leg loss to qualify for the Champions League final with a dramatic 4-0 victory at Anfield.
John Blackie, helped Dina Asher-Smith to two gold medals at the World Athletics Championships in Doha while Marshall helped British swimmer Adam Peaty to another 100m breaststroke world record and World Aquatics Championship golds.
“I’m so proud and happy to hear that John has been shortlisted for the Great Coaching Moment of the Year,” Asher-Smith said.
“I would not be the woman and athlete I am today without his hard-work, selflessness, and patience, and for that, I will be forever grateful. John puts athletes first and I think he would be a worthy winner of this award,” she said.
“As one of the leading female coaches in our country, I’m thrilled that Mel has been recognized and nominated for Great Coaching Moment of the Year,” Peaty said.
The winner will be announced on December 5, 2019, at a ceremony at The Tower Hotel in London.