Luis de la Fuente can continue making history

former Spain manager Luis de la Fuente is the favourite to win the men's coach award at Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony in London.

former Spain manager Luis de la Fuente is the strong favourite to win the Ballon d'Or for best coach at Monday's ceremony in London. De la Fuente, who led Spain to World Cup victory, will fly to England in the morning accompanied by RFEF president Rafael Louzán and technical director Aitor Karanka, landing around 12:30 p.m. The presence of senior federation officials underscores his candidacy. He faces competition from Paris Saint-Germain's Luis Enrique Martínez, Arsenal's Mikel Arteta, Aston Villa's Unai Emery, and Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany. Karanka recently acted as an ambassador during a visit by UEFA, CONMEBOL and CONCACAF representatives to Spain's training facility at Las Rozas, where they studied the national team's structure and methodology.