“Would I love to go and get out of here and have a couple of months preparing, I don't know, anywhere in sunshine? Yes. But I think while I'm under employment with Chelsea, I think to talk about another job, even if it was short-term, and I haven't been asked, I think it is so disrespectful.”

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.