It has been a roller-coaster year in football. 2016 has offered us a shock Premier League champion, an England scandal and plenty of highs and lows for players around the world. Here are five football figures who have felt the winds of change this year more than any other.
Claudio Ranieri
No year in Claudio Ranieri's 30-year management career has oscillated as wildly as 2016. Ranieri was the nice guy who finally bucked the idea that he couldn't finish first, as Leicester City, beginning the year in second and level on points with Arsenal, became English Premier League champions by 10 clear points.