The United States women made a splash with their new coach hire, snatching Chelsea’s legendary women’s head coach Emma Hayes from her club position ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
With Vlatko Andonovski axed following the disappointing Round of 16 exit at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, the USWNT is in a period of transition not seen for decades, if ever. U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker has tabbed Hayes as the person to turn the program around.
In doing so, U.S. Soccer has broken new ground in the equal pay battle, setting a new women’s football pay record with the move.
The Sporting News details everything we know about the newest leader of the acclaimed U.S. women’s international program reeling from recent failures.
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Emma Hayes USA contract, salary as USWNT head coach
With Emma Hayes confirmed as the next USWNT head coach, we have some information about her contract with the U.S. Soccer federation.
We do not know the length of the deal, but according to reports by The Washington Post and The Athletic, Hayes has agreed to a “long-term contract” with U.S. Soccer. A later Washington Post report furthers that a bit, saying her deal runs “at least through the 2027 Women’s World…
