 On 30 November of that year, he was named on the final three-man shortlist for the 2015 FIFA World Coach of the Year award, joined by Spaniards Pep Guardiola (Bayern Munich) and Luis Enrique (Barcelona).On 19 January 2016, Sampaoli resigned as manager of Chile, after allegedly having disputes with Arturo Salah, recently elected president of ANFP.On 27 June 2016, La Liga club Sevilla FC announced that Sampaoli would take over Sevilla on a two-year deal.