US Soccer finally got around to hiring a new coach for the USWNT, although it's gonna have to wait until her current gig is finished. Emma Hayes has finally decided to leave Chelsea after a decade of stellar results, but will be completing the WSL season before taking over the US team. Fair enough I guess, as she's chasing a 5th consecutive title and has a loaded roster. It won't leave a ton of prep time before the Olympics though, and interim coach Twila Kilgore has hardly been a ray of inspiration.
Hayes had to be on everyone's short list though, so she's a big get. Charismatic, tactically progressive and incredibly media savvy ... it's like she was custom ordered. Not a ton of international experience, but there's more than enough success at club level to look past that.