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FILE - Chelsea's coach Emma Hayes directs her team during the UEFA Women's Champions League final soccer match between Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona in Gothenburg, Sweden, on May 16, 2021. New U.S. women's coach Emma Hayes will make her debut with the national team in a pair of exhibition matches against South Korea in June. The United States on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, announced a June 1 match at Dick's Sporting Good Park in Commerce City, Colorado, and a June 4 match at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Emma Hayes says she should not have called intrasquad relationships 'inappropriate'

Chelsea women’s manager Emma Hayes says she was wrong to describe intrasquad player relationships as “inappropriate.”

By AP News
Published - Mar 16, 2024, 09:31 AM ET
Last Updated - Mar 16, 2024, 09:31 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea women's manager Emma Hayes says she was wrong to describe intrasquad player relationships as “inappropriate.”

Hayes is finishing out the season at Chelsea in the Women’s Super League before she takes over as coach of the U.S. women's national team.

In Hayes' initial comments Thursday, she said player-to-player relationships in a team are “ inappropriate " because they have the potential to create extra challenges to manage.

She had been asked about player-coach relationships, which she also said were inappropriate.

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