Emma Hayes Named USWNT Head Coach

Emma Hayes has been named USWNT head coach. Here’s why the Chelsea manager and US women’s national team are the perfect match: Trailblazers of women’s football, made with winners’ DNA.

Emma Hayes will join USWNT at the end of the season

A huge loss for the WSL, Emma Hayes’ departure may have come as a shock to some. However, it seemed it was only a matter of time before she decided it was time for the next challenge. Having won everything – bar the Champions League – with Chelsea, Hayes has been so important to the growth of women’s football in England and globally.

Her no-nonsense approach to management has been a pleasure to watch. Her interviews and match commentary provided us with an insight into what her players experience on a daily basis – superior football intelligence, top level management skills and a champion of women’s sport.

Emma Hayes led the team from semi-professional status to become one of the best teams in women’s football. Chelsea’s dominance in the WSL in recent years was made possible through Hayes’ excellent recruitment and strategic aptitude. Signing world class players such as Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby helped the team to win trophy after trophy.

One last shot at the Women’s Champions League?

There is still time left for one last shot at the Women’s Champions League before she leaves at the end of the season – stranger things have happened. What a leaving gift that would be.

It is reported that Hayes will become the best paid women’s football coach in the world. The new role should also provide her with a better work life balance to spend more time with her young son.

She continues to be an inspiration to women, mothers and sports fans, changing the landscape of women’s sport so that those who follow won’t have to fight as hard.

What trophies has Emma Hayes won with Chelsea?

Aside from the elusive UWCL Trophy, Hayes leaves Chelsea with a full trophy cabinet. Chelsea fans will be hoping Hayes can leave on a high by winning all of Chelsea’s remaining fixtures.seemed