Emma Hayes

Below par… but still winning 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 8th December 2024
Fatigue after the international break, was the explanation that Chelsea Women’s head coach Sonia Bompastor gave after her team’s under-par performance against Brighton on Sunday. Nevertheless, the game (a thrilling one for the neutral) finished 4-2 to the current Women’s Super League table-toppers who capitalised on more of their chances than the Seagulls, who were
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New gaffer is a bad loser!0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 3rd September 2024
It might seem an impossible act to follow, but Chelsea Women’s new head coach Sonia Bompastor is confident she can build on the remarkable legacy of Emma Hayes and – crucially – win the one trophy that eluded the former Blues manager, the Champions League. The feeling at Kingsmeadow (and at Stamford Bridge, where a
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Hayes: I miss being me!0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 17th May 2024
I miss being myself, said Chelsea manager Emma Hayes at an emotion-charged press conference on Friday at the training ground as she got her squad ready for her final club game. Next week she jets out to the States to become the USA Women’s national coach, after first trying to steer her team to victory
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Blues reach European semis 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 28th March 2024
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes had promised that her team would not be complacent taking a 3-0 lead into Wednesday night’s Champions League clash with Ajax… and she was as good as her word. Despite wholesale personnel changes with half an eye on Easter Sunday’s League Cup final against Arsenal (on BBC2), the Blues stuck to
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It’s cool for cats 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 29th September 2023
They’re cool cats! That’s Chelsea Women’s manager Emma Hayes’ verdict on the new players drafted into her side this summer ahead of the first WSL match of the new season. From strikers Catarina Macario (from Lyon) and Mia Fishel (who Hayes has already dubbed ‘Big Fish’) to experienced defender Ash Lawrence and England reserve keeper
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Blues face Roma in friendly 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 31st August 2023
Chelsea Women start their build-up to the new Women’s Super League season this weekend with a friendly against Roma at Kingsmeadow, where (above) scarf sellers are further testament to growth in the women’s game. OK, schools are still on holiday, so it’s even possible for youngsters to come to an evening match… but who in
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