Sonia Bompastor appointed Chelsea Women head coach succeeding Emma Hayes | Football News

Sonia Bompastor has been confirmed as Chelsea Women’s new head coach, signing a four-year deal. The 43-year-old, who replaces Emma Hayes, joins Chelsea from Lyon after three years in charge at the French club where she won seven trophies, including three French league tiles and the Women’s Champions League in 2022. Bompastor won her third…

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Emma Hayes concedes WSL title to Man City after her Chelsea side lose seven-goal thriller to Liverpool | Football News

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has conceded the Women’s Super League title after her side’s dramatic 4-3 loss to Liverpool – meaning she is set to end her historic spell at the Blues without a farewell trophy. The Blues have endured a horrendous last month after suffering defeats in the Champions League, FA Cup semi-finals and…

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Chelsea boss Emma Hayes on Kadeisha Buchanan’s red card: ‘Worst decision in history of Women’s Champions League’ | Football News

Emma Hayes described referee Iuliana Demetrescu’s decision to send Kadeisha Buchanan off in Chelsea’s Women’s Champions League semi-final defeat to Barcelona as “the worst decision” in the history of the competition. Chelsea’s hopes of winning a first Women’s Champions League title were ended as Barcelona overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit to win 2-0 at Stamford…

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Jonas Eidevall: Arsenal Women boss says Emma Hayes’ ‘male aggression’ comments were irresponsible | Football News

Arsenal Women head coach Jonas Eidevall believes Chelsea Women boss Emma Hayes was “irresponsible” after she accused him of “male aggression” following their touchline spat last month. Hayes appeared to push Eidevall at the end of Arsenal’s League Cup final win over Chelsea at Molineux as the two went in for their post-match handshake. Hayes…

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Emma Hayes says ‘male aggression’ should not be tolerated as Jonas Eidevall defends himself after Conti Cup final altercation | Football News

After a confrontation following the Conti Cup final, Emma Hayes claimed Jonas Eidevall showed “male aggression” with the Arsenal manager forced to defend himself. The pair clashed at the end of the Gunners’ 1-0 win over Chelsea at Molineux – retaining their competition title in the process – with Hayes pushing Eidevall during a heated…

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Paris 2024 Olympics football draw: Emma Hayes’ United States face Germany and Australia | Football News

Emma Hayes will start life in charge of the United States women’s team against Germany and Australia at the Paris Olympics. The draw for the men’s and women’s tournaments at this summer’s Olympic Games was held at a ceremony in Saint-Denis on Wednesday which Team GB did not qualify for. It was announced in November…

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Chelsea: Why WSL powerhouses are favourites for fifth straight league title in Emma Hayes’ farewell season | Football News

Emma Hayes hit the nail on the head on Friday night: “my players love playing adversity”. The pressure points were evident before Chelsea dismantled Arsenal in front of a record Stamford Bridge crowd. Nearly an entire XI sidelined with injury, off-pitch distractions after Hayes’ clumsy comments on player-player relationships created unwanted noise, and a delay…

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Chelsea boss Emma Hayes explains how she put Mauricio Pochettino on hold to take a call from Sir Alex Ferguson about USA job | Football News

Emma Hayes revealed Sir Alex Ferguson has given her advice after she was confirmed as the new United States boss. Former Manchester United manager Ferguson called the outgoing Chelsea boss last week after it was announced she was leaving the club. Hayes will finish the 2023-24 Women’s Super League campaign with the Blues before she…

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Emma Hayes confirmed as new United States women’s team head coach: ‘To get this opportunity is dream come true’ | Football News

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes will become head coach of the United States women’s team at the end of the season. Hayes will finish the 2023/24 Women’s Super League campaign with the Blues before she joins her new team two months before the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Interim head coach Twila Kilgore will continue in her role and then join Hayes’…

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Emma Hayes: Winning Women’s Champions League would be the fairytale end to my time at Chelsea | Football News

Emma Hayes admitted it would be a fairytale end to her Chelsea career by lifting the Women’s Champions League for the first time at the end of the season. Hayes will end her 12-year stay with the west London club after this campaign to take over as manager of the US women’s national team. The…

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