When it comes to her tenure as the USWNT boss, Hayes is, in her words, “fresh out of the packet”, but she is already thinking about her legacy, explaining that unifying the US talent pool under a women’s football development strategy is “going to be the biggest piece” of what she leaves behind.

After leading the U.S. to Olympic gold, the manager is back on home soil for a friendly against her native England. But her sights are set on a bigger prize.

Return to familiar grounds as a manager often brings emotions. Be it Xabi Alonso’s return to Liverpool as Bayer Leverkusen boss or Jose Mourinho’s infamous visit to Camp Nou with Inter Milan, Emma Hayes finds herself in a similar situation to these soccer legends as her USWNT side is all set to play in a