US women’s team hires coach who was at Chelsea – 11/14/2023 – Sport

Emma Hayes, a 47-year-old English coach who was at Chelsea, was announced this Tuesday (14) as the new commander of the United States women’s national football team, with the task of putting things right after the country’s most disappointing campaign in the season. Women’s World Cup.

The Londoner is one of the most successful professional coaches, leading Chelsea to 13 major trophies in her 11 seasons at the club.

“It is a great honor to have the opportunity to coach the most incredible team in the history of world football,” Hayes said in a statement. “I’ve dreamed of coaching the USA for a long time, so having this opportunity is a dream come true.”

Hayes replaces Vlatko Andonovski, who stepped down days after the Americans’ surprising defeat to Sweden in the round of 16 of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The USA, which has a record four world titles, has never finished worse than the third place.

One of Hayes’ first major tournaments will be next year’s Paris Olympics, where the U.S. will seek its fifth gold medal of the Games. They won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Hayes, who joined Chelsea in 2012, has won the WSL title six times and the FA Cup on five occasions in brilliant work that has established Chelsea as one of the best teams in Europe.

She also led the team to the double twice and also achieved an unprecedented domestic treble.

Hayes is also a vocal supporter of women’s football, speaking openly about health issues and the challenges of combining motherhood and sport.

Although it did not officially disclose the new coach’s salary, the American federation signed collective bargaining agreements guaranteeing equal pay for the men’s and women’s main team squads in 2022.

This way, Hayes will earn the same as Gregg Berhalter. In 2022, his salary was US$1.6 million (R$7.7 million) and, according to the website The Athletic, he must have received a raise when renewing his contract at the beginning of this year.