Emma Hayes

thumb Emma Carol Hayes (born 18 October 1976) is an English professional football manager who is the head coach of the United States women's national team. She was previously manager of Chelsea Women from 2012 to 2024, winning seven Women's Super League titles, including five consecutively from 2020 to 2024. In 2024, she led the United States to a gold medal at the Paris Olympics. She was awarded the inaugural Women's Johan Cruyff Trophy that year as the best coach in the women's game. Quotes I absolutely am not popular with all of them but my job is just to keep driving the standards – and you don’t have to be a bad human to do that. I can empathise and also teach. But I give them responsibilities. They’re adults.” Emma Hayes interviewed in "Emma Hayes: ‘This isn’t just about a kiss. This is about systemic misogyny’", The Guardian (September 8, 2023) There is definitely another side of me and football has allowed me to stay on top of my ADHD. I think being a football manager and having to manage so many different things keeps my brain in a great place. Emma Hayes interviewed in "‘I’m well again’: Emma Hayes on hidden trauma, ADHD and Chelsea upheaval", The Observer (September 17, 2022) The older I get, the more I think about the importance of joy within it, especially when it's your job. You have to always deal with the realities of trying to get a result every week. Enjoy it. That's the reason you loved it, it's the reason you grew up playing, it's the reason you coach. Joy is what it means to me. Emma Hayes interviewed in "Hayes on her feminist dad, anxiety and feeling like a grandparent to players", BBC Sport (November 8, 2025) External links Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Football (soccer) coaches Category:Sportspeople from England Category:Women in sports Category:Women born in the 1970s