Sacked Sporting boss makes top 10 best managers in the world for 2025 | OneFootball

Abel Ferreira, former coach of Sporting and currently leading Palmeiras, has once again gained international recognition by being included among the top ten club coaches in the world in 2025, according to the ranking released by the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History & Statistics). The annual list gathers the most influential names of the season, chosen by a global panel of journalists and experts in the field.

In a list led by Luis Enrique, with 222 points, Abel ranked 9th, with 10 points, above Krunoslav Jurcic (Pyramids) and Filipe Luís (Flamengo), both with nine points, with the latter having won the Brazilian championship and the Copa Libertadores this year.

Enzo Maresca (Chelsea), Hansi Flick (Barcelona), Vincent Kompany (Bayern Munich), Mikel Arteta (Arsenal), Antonio Conte (Naples), Simone Inzaghi (Inter Milan and Al Hilal), and Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid) complete the top-10 of this ranking.

Despite Palmeiras not winning any titles in 2025, finishing several competitions as runners-up, including the Brasileirão and the Copa Libertadores, the consistency of the Portuguese coach's work and overall performance throughout the season ensured his presence among the best in the world.

Abel Ferreira served the green and whites between 2012 and 2014, leading the juniors (where he became a champion) and the B team. The coach was dismissed in the pre-season of the 2014/15 season due to disagreements with Bruno de Carvalho, according to himself: "The following year (2013/14) I was promoted to the B team and we finished in 6th place. That was when Bruno de Carvalho became the club's president. A week after the season [2014/15] started, he fired me," he said in 2019.

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