The U.S. Soccer Federation’s board of directors has approved the hiring of Chelsea manager Emma Hayes as the new head coach of the U.S. women’s national team, a source with knowledge of the vote confirmed to ESPN on Saturday.
A formal announcement of her hiring as Vlatko Andonovski’s replacement is set to follow.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer first reported the board’s approval.
Sources also confirmed a report from The Athletic that Hayes’ contract will be a record for women’s soccer. A source confirmed to ESPN that making Hayes’ salary equal to that of U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter was going to be discussed at the board meeting.
Hayes is widely viewed as one of the top managers in the women’s…
