Emma Hayes, Jill Ellis and The Top Female Coaches in the World After Chelsea Announcement

• Emma Hayes is set to quit Chelsea Women and club football at the end of the season
• It is expected the successful coach will replace Vlatko Andonovski at the USA Women
• Sports Brief takes a look at other top female coaches the game has had over the years

After Chelsea Women's 6-0 mauling of Aston Villa on November 6, the club made a shock announcement that long-serving manager, Emma Hayes would be leaving the club at the end of the season.

Hayes has been in charge of the Blues since 2012, masterminding a great period of dominance in the Women's Super League.

"Given everything she has contributed to Chelsea in over a decade with the club and the legacy she leaves behind, we would never stand in her way when she felt it was the right time to pursue a new challenge," said Chelsea's co-sporting directors via the club's website.

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Given that the women's game is still evolving, Hayes is, without a doubt, one of the top female coaches in the world. She is expected to take over the United States Women's job next summer.

Sports Brief takes a look at the top female football coaches in the world.

4. Sarina Wiegman

She is considered a modern-day manager who is tactically astute and alive to the threats posed by the opposing teams.

Wigeman would probably rank higher had she won either of the two World Cup finals she has lost - one with the Netherlands and one with England.

She has, however, won the European championships with both of the mentioned teams.

3. Silvia Neid

Silvia Neid was in charge of the German women's national team between 2005 and 2016. As a player, she won three European championship titles before realising similar success as a manager.

She led Die Nationalelf to the 2007 Women's World Cup, two European championships, and a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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2. Jill Ellis

She is the most successful coach in FIFA Women's World Cup history, having led the side to back-to-back triumphs in 2015 and 2019.

Currently serving as the President of San Diego Wave FC, she also led the USA to the 2008 Olympics gold medal.

1. Emma Hayes

The talk of the town. Hayes will for sure be looking to replicate the successes Ellis had with the USA, but she comes in with a stacked CV herself.

A novice of club football, Hayes has won six Women's Super League titles and 5 FA Cups, among other domestic cups. The 47-year-old will be hopeful of winning the Champions League before she calls it quits on club football.

Honourable mentions

Corine Diacre's time as France Women's boss might have ended on a sour note, but her achievement in becoming the first woman to manage a senior professional men's side was a first in the women's game. She managed Clermont between 2014 and 2017.

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Financial cost of sacking ten Hag

In other news, Sports Brief has also reported on how much it would cost United to sack ten Hag if results do not improve and the club is forced to lower the hammer on the Carabao Cup winner.

The former Ajax boss has a contract until June 2025 and is on a salary of £9 million per year. To sack him, the club would need to pay around what they paid Jose Mourinho in 2018.