Laken Litman College Football & Soccer Analyst Realistically, Emma Hayes wasn’t going to go her entire career managing the United States women’s national team without a loss. She’s been on the job for less than a year and entered the SheBelieves Cup with an impressive 15-0-2 record, which included leading the squad on a magical … Read more
SAN DIEGO – The details of a defeat varies on a case-by-case basis but the feeling of it is unmistakable and sometimes, it is best to lean into the emotion of the moment. “it’s okay to be disappointed,” U.S. women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes said shortly after notching her first loss since taking … Read more
Laken Litman College Football & Soccer Analyst The United States women’s national team suffered its first loss in the Emma Hayes era when a more experienced and tactical Japan side defeated the Americans 2-1 to win the SheBelieves Cup title on Wednesday night at Snapdragon Stadium. The Japanese, who entered this game with eight goals … Read more
Laken Litman College Football & Soccer Analyst HOUSTON — Now is the time to take risks. At least, that’s the mantra United States women’s national team coach Emma Hayes is preaching these days. “We do not have a World Cup today and my job is to prepare a team to compete come that period,” Hayes … Read more
Going into Monday night Luka Doncic had been a member of the Los Angeles Lakers for nine days, but that stretch almost didn’t feel real given that L.A.’s newest star had been sidelined with a calf injury. Even after a press conference, a jersey unveiling, and seeing Anthony Davis suit up for the Mavericks, it still seemed almost … Read more
U.S. women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes had only 75 days to build toward an Olympic gold medal. It would typically be considered an impossible task for some, but Hayes and the USWNT achieved what many thought they couldn’t. Now, she and the group have their sights set on the 2027-28 cycle already. This … Read more
USWNT head coach Emma Hayes is ready to dismantle the men’s soccer blueprint on the women’s game. (Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF) Emma Hayes began with a powerpoint, but soon ditched it and spoke from the heart. She was outlining her paradigm-shifting vision for U.S. soccer. She’d been refining it for months, … Read more