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The Premier League have named the four managers in the running for December's Manager of the Month prize. After Tottenham's Ange Postecoglou won the award for the first three months of the season, Erik ten Hag of Manchester United took it home in November but neither manager has been nominated this time around, setting the stage for a new winner. Here's a closer look at the four nominees . Unai Emery (Aston Villa) December was a famous month for Aston Villa / Nathan Stirk/GettyImages Game s played : 7 Wins : 4 Draws : 2 Losses : 1 Goals for : 12 Goals against : 9 December saw casual fans become aware of Aston Villa's genuine push for the Premier League title. Unai Emery's side saw off both Manchester City and Arsenal with back-to-back wins earlier in the month and were in the race to spend Christmas on top of the table before a slip-up against Sheffield United ended that dream. Villa sit second in the standings after their electric December and supporters are now w...

In 2022, Barcelona’s Gavi won. Before him came Pedri, De Ligt and Mbappé, the French sensation taking the inaugural crown. I am, of course, referring to the Kopa Trophy, the award for being voted the world’s best player under the age of 21, part of the Ballon d’Or celebrations. The 2023 edition will once again see the winner of this award picked by the previous winners of the Ballon d’Or that are still alive , and this includes the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Franz Becke NBA uer and Ronaldinho. Full screen 2022 Kopa Trophy winner | Barcelona's Gavi, presented by Ronaldo Nazario. BENOIT TESSIER REUTERS Previous Kopa Trophy winners France Football has been awarding the Kopa Trophy since 2018, although in 2020, the magazine organisers decided against handing out the award in a coronavirus-impacted year. As mentioned above there have been four winners thus far: 2022 - Gavi (Pablo Martín Páez Gavira) 2021 - Pedri (Pedro González López) 2019 - Matthijs de Ligt 2018 - Kylia...