{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/6aeb4195348d7ccd6e55b2c9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Spanish managers are taking over the world. Why?","description":"<p>Four of the five managers nominated for the Men’s Coach of the Year at the Ballon d’Or ceremony last week hailed from Spain.</p><p><br></p><p>So what is it about Spanish managers, particularly from the Basque region, which makes them such good leaders from the dugout?</p><p><br></p><p>Emma Paton is joined by The Athletic&#39;s Barcelona correspondent Pol Ballus, Spanish editor Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero and Spurs writer Jay Harris to assess the influx of Spanish managers across Europe, Pep Guardiola&#39;s influence and which current players are destined to become stellar coaches.</p><p><br></p><p>Host: Emma Paton</p><p>Panelists: Pol Ballus, Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero, Jay Harris</p><p>Producers: Xavi Bird, Lara Sinclair</p><p>Executive Producers: Max Curwen Bingley, Adam Jones</p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}