English coaches Gareth Southgate, Emma Hayes and Mark Parsons nominated for Fifa Best awards
Chelsea Ladies boss Hayes led the Blues to the Women's Super League and FA Cup double last season, while Parsons guided Portland Thorns to the National Women's Soccer League title
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Your support makes all the difference.English coaches Emma Hayes and Mark Parsons have both been named on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Women's Coach 2018 award.
Chelsea Ladies boss Hayes led the Blues to the Women's Super League and FA Cup double last season, while Parsons guided Portland Thorns to the National Women's Soccer League championship in the United States.
Other nominees include Wolfsburg coach Stephan Lerch and Dutchwoman Sarina Wiegman, whose Holland team won the Euro 2017 championships on home soil.
The 10 shortlisted candidates were selected by a panel of football experts, with fans now also able to cast their vote until August 10. The winners of all the categories will be announced at FIFA's official awards ceremony in London on September 24.
England boss Gareth Southgate and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola joined Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp on the shortlist for the Best FIFA Men's Coach 2018.
The period covered July 3 2017 to July 15 this year, which saw the Three Lions first qualify for the 2018 World Cup with an unbeaten record before going on to reach the semi-finals, eventually finishing fourth in Russia.
Spaniard Guardiola masterminded City's dominant Premier League campaign, while German Klopp took Liverpool to the final of the Champions League, which they lost to Real Madrid.
World Cup winner Didier Deschamps of France also makes the 10-man shortlist, along with Croatia's Zlatko Dalic, whose side finished runners-up in Moscow.
The nominees are completed by Massimiliano Allegri, who led Juventus to a record seventh successive Serie A title, Russian coach Stanislav Cherchesov, Belgium's Roberto Martinez, whose side finished third in the World Cup, Diego Simeone of Atletico Madrid, Barcelona's double winner Ernesto Valverde and Zinedine Zidane, who stepped down after taking Real Madrid to a third successive Champions League title.
The Best FIFA Women's Player 2018 nominations included England's Lucy Bronze, who won a league and European double during her maiden season in France with Lyon.
Brazilian Marta - who scored 13 goals in helping Orlando Pride reach the NWSL play-offs and captained Brazil to the Copa America Femenina title - is also on the 10-strong shortlist.
Australian Sam Kerr, Germany captain Dzsenifer Marozsan, Lyon skipper Wendie Renard and team-mate Ada Hegerberg are among the other nominees, along with Megan Rapinoe, who helped the USA to victory in the 2018 SheBelieves Cup.
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