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Hayes tips women’s football to ‘really explode’ as she looks to the future
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes celebrates with the trophy after winning the Barclays Women's Super League and her final match as manager of the club at Old Trafford, Manchester, May 18, 2024
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EMMA HAYES expressed her confidence that women’s football will “really explode” in coming years after her remarkable tenure as Chelsea boss ended with another trophy.
With a 6-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday, the Blues finished ahead of Manchester City on goal difference to claim their fifth successive Women’s Super League title.
It was a seventh WSL crown and 14th major trophy in total for Chelsea in their 12 years under Hayes, who is departing to take charge of the United States.
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