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Hayes prepares for Paris games with US women’s team
Emma Hayes gestures during the Women's Champions League quarterfinal soccer match between Ajax and Chelsea at the Johan Cruyff Arena, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 19, 2024

THE directions called out by US women’s football coach Emma Hayes carried throughout the field as her team went through drills on Tuesday in their first practice together.

It’s a new voice. A new way. But same lofty standards.

Hayes and the squad are trying to quickly get up to speed ahead of the Paris Games later this summer as they try to earn a fifth Olympic gold medal.

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