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Ellis and Neville up for The Best FIFA Women's Coach award as nominees are revealed

Women's World Cup winning coach Jill Ellis is the front-runner for this year's The Best FIFA Women's Coach award, with England's Phil Neville also among the nominees revealed on Wednesday afternoon.

Ellis led the USWNT to their second successive crown in France this summer, beating the Netherlands 2-0 in Lyon after also overcoming England, France and Spain in the knockout rounds.

The Netherlands' coach, Sarina Wiegman, is also up for the award, having followed up the Oranje's surprise triumph in their home Euros in 2017 with another odds defying display at a major tournament this summer.