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Chelsea Womens’ Manager Moves to US Womens’ Team as Worlds’ Highest-Paid Female Coach
US Womens’ National Team Appoint Emma Hayes as Worlds’ Highest-Paid Female Coach
Chelsea Womens’ manager moves into international game. Hayes will reportedly make seven figures a year
BBC 15 NOV 2023
Emma Hayes has been appointed as the new coach of the USA women’s national team. The Chelsea manager, who will leave her current role at the end of the season, has agreed a deal which makes her the world’s highest‑paid female coach.
“This is a huge honour to be given the opportunity to coach the most incredible team in world football history,” Hayes said.
“The feelings and connection I have for this team and for this country run deep. I’ve dreamed about coaching the USA for a long time so to get this opportunity is a dream come true. I know there is work to do to achieve our goals of winning consistently at the highest levels. To get there it will require dedication, devotion and collaboration from the players, staff and everyone at the US Soccer Federation.”
Hayes had been linked to the vacant role after Vlatko Andonovski resigned in August following USA’s poor 2023 World Cup campaign, where they were eliminated in the last 16, the team’s worst finish at the tournament.
Chelsea revealed this month that Hayes would be leaving in May to “pursue a new opportunity outside the WSL and club football”. The 47‑year‑old, regarded as one of the most influential managers in the women’s game, has been in charge of the London club since 2012.
“Emma is a fantastic leader and world‑class coach who sets high standards for herself and for everyone around her,” the US Soccer president, Cindy Parlow Cone, said. “She has tremendous energy and an insatiable will to win. Her experience in the USA, her understanding of our soccer landscape and her appreciation of what it means to coach this team makes her a natural fit for this role and we could not be more pleased to have her leading our women’s national team forward.”
Hayes has led Chelsea to six WSL titles, five Women’s FA Cups, two Continental Cups, the Spring Series, a Community Shield victory and a Champions League final.
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