1. Emma Carol Hayes was born on 18 October 1976 and is an English professional football manager who is the head coach of the United States women's national team.
21 Facts About Emma Hayes
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Emma Hayes awarded the inaugural Women's Johan Cruyff Trophy that year as the best coach in the women's game.
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Emma Hayes was born in Camden, London, and attended Parliament Hill School.
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Emma Hayes then studied at Liverpool Hope University, graduating in 1999.
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Emma Hayes played for Arsenal's academy as a midfielder from 1988 to 1996, but an ankle injury while on a ski trip when she was 17 ultimately ended her playing career.
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Emma Hayes was appointed as the head coach for the Iona Gaels women's team, of Iona College in New Rochelle, New York, on 22 January 2003, where she remained until the end of the 2005 season.
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Emma Hayes returned to England to become the assistant first team coach for Arsenal Ladies over 3 seasons between 2005 and 2008, during which time the team won 11 major trophies including three Women's Premier League titles, three FA Women's Cups and the UEFA Women's Cup.
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Emma Hayes joined the Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer as a manager on 15 May 2008.
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Later on in the season, Emma Hayes won the race for Reading and England forward Fran Kirby for a British record fee.
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Emma Hayes' side finished second in The FA WSL 1, five points adrift of Champions Manchester City.
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Emma Hayes led the side to first place, finishing on the same points as Manchester City but beating them on goal difference.
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Emma Hayes became the first woman manager to reach the Champions League final in 12 years.
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On 14 November 2023, Emma Hayes was named Head Coach of the United States women's national team starting at the conclusion of the WSL season.
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On 21 January 2024, Emma Hayes became the first woman to win the Football Writers Association Tribute Award in its 42 year history.
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Emma Hayes claimed it was due to Eidevall's "unacceptable male aggression" on the touchline after an altercation with Erin Cuthbert during the match.
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In November 2023, Emma Hayes was named head coach of the United States women's national team starting at the conclusion of the WSL season.
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Emma Hayes began her tenure in May 2024 with only two months to prepare for the Olympics.
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Emma Hayes has broadened the USWNT player pool during her tenure, giving 17 players their USWNT debuts in her first 20 games, the most by a new manager since the early days of the program.
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In 2018, Emma Hayes was pregnant with twins, but lost one of them 28 weeks in.
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Emma Hayes gave birth to the surviving twin on 17 May 2018.
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Emma Hayes was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Birthday Honours, and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours, both for services to association football.