Emma Hayes ‘looking forward’ to USWNT challenge after 20 years in club football

Emma Hayes says she is “looking forward” to adapting to the challenges of international management as she prepares to take the USWNT head coach role following over 20 years in club football.
Hayes announced in November she would be departing Chelsea at the end of the 2023-24 season after 12 years in charge. Her appointment as U.S. head coach was confirmed later that month.
The 47-year-old has established Chelsea as a major force in the women’s game, winning 13 major trophies. She takes over a U.S. side that suffered its earliest World Cup exit at last summer’s…