Emma Hayes will earn $2 million (£1.6m) per season when she takes over as coach of the United States Women's national team next summer.
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Hayes confirmed as next USWNT coachWill be paid $2m per seasonChelsea offered her massive pay riseWHAT HAPPENED?
Hayes, 47, will leave Chelsea at the end of the season to take over as USWNT coach. According to , she will earn significantly more than her predecessor Vlatko Andonovski, who was paid $446,495 while he was in charge of the team. Chelsea attempted to convince Hayes to remain in London and offered to quadruple her salary, it has been reported.
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After finishing the Women's Super League with Chelsea, Hayes' spell in charge of the USWNT will start with two matches in June, followed by two more in July. She will then oversee the team's 2024 Olympics campaign in Paris.
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Hayes will return to the United States 13 years after her last coaching stint in the country. The London native's coaching career started at the Long Island Lady Riders in 2001. She then took over the university team Iona Gaels for three years before moving back to the English capital to become the assistant coach at Arsenal, opting to return to the States two years later to manage the Chicago Red Stars.
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The Chelsea manager will hope to end her spell with the WSL side on a high note. The Blues are looking to defend their league title and win it for the seventh time under Hayes. They also hope to go far in the Women's Champions League, having failed to win the European crown so far.