Emma Hayes - Chicago Red Stars Head Coach

It seems like a while ago since I last blogged. As you know, I've been really busy putting together the roster and securing the rights for 8 potential Red Stars. Let's begin with the three Americans. I'm absolutely delighted to have three starting USWNT players joining the Red Stars.

First, Lindsay Tarpley. She's someone I've been following for a long time, since her days at UNC. Her goal-scoring record at college is second to none, and that has always impressed me about her. Her coach once sen… Continue

I am very excited to be attending the WPSL combine this weekend in Sacramento. Coaches of the WPS will get a first hand opportunity to see players from the WPSL over a three day weekend. As a former coach in the W-league, I feel very strongly that we should build good relationships with both the WPSL and the W-league as they have both been grooming the players that will grace the WPS stage.

I know for me as a coach I am looking forward to it. That said, I know it can be difficult for players th… Continue

I think for all of us watching that exhilarating game this morning between USA and Canada, we can all agree that this US team has come so far in such a short space of time. In what was billed the battle of the Americas, the US got off to a blistering start resulting in an early lead and early dominance. Then, mother nature intervened for an hour resulting in a game delay which knocked the momentum out of the US game and handed some parity back to the Canadians.

The game restarted and Canada did… Continue

Unlike economies of this world where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, the Women's game is developing at a rate where teams are getting closer to each other with every passing year. This is the fourth Olympics for Women's soccer and the first time 12 teams have taken part. That is a celebration in it's own right, and I hope that by the next Olympics we have 16 spots allocated the women's game, just like in the men's competition. As you may know I have been in Shengyang watching the Br… Continue

The world saw China as it sees itself and as it wants to be seen by the world.

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was about China’s historic achievements and its dreams of future success. The show focused on moments that China sees as defining its journey through history, culminating in its current status on the brink of becoming a world superpower.

Zhang Yimou, the designer of the breathtaking show and an Oscar-nominated film director, selected themes that would be easily understood by… Continue