“Fran Kirby, Pernille Harder, Beth England, Magda Eriksson, Millie Bright, Maren Mjelde - do you want me to keep going? These are world class players. Women's football is not a step down from anything.”

English football manager, born 1976

Emma Hayes is an English football manager and coach. She was born in 1976 and is the head coach of the United States women’s national team. Before that, she managed Chelsea Women from 2012 to 2024. At Chelsea, Hayes built one of the dominant teams in English women’s football, winning seven Women's Super League titles, including five in a row from 2020 to 2024. In 2024, she led the United States to Olympic gold in Paris and received the first Women's Johan Cruyff Trophy as the top coach in the women's game.