In women’s soccer, it’s not uncommon for teammates to date each other.
Ali Kreiger and Ashlyn Harris, members of the U.S. Women’s National Team, were actually married for four years before they began divorcing last year.
Overseas, Chelsea FC Women’s teammates Jess Carter and Anne-Katrin Berger are dating.
But manager Emma Hayes disagrees.
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Chelsea manager Emma Hayes gives instructions during the Barclays FA Women’s Super League match between Aston Villa Women and Kings Maddow on March 28, 2021 in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, England. (Catherine Ivill – FA/FA, via Getty Images)
“The player-coach relationship is inappropriate, the player-to-player relationship is inappropriate…” Hayes said earlier this week.
“Some players are in the team, some are not. One player may be in the final year of his contract, another may not be. All the players who have been involved in the women’s game for a long time know that. “Those things happen in the dressing room too. In the long run, ideally we don’t have to deal with that.”
Of course, Carter overheard those comments and wasn’t a fan. She liked a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) criticizing Hayes, the soon-to-be USWNT manager.
“By the way, there’s no need to justify what Emma said. That’s an incomplete answer anyway. Equilibrium. All she could have said was, “That.” 1 liked post has been read.
Chelsea’s Anne-Katrin Berger (left) poses with the league trophy after the Barclays Women’s Super League match at the Select Car Lease Stadium in Reading on May 27, 2023. Jess Carter. (Nigel French/PA Image via Getty Images)
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”[I]If he really thought the player-player relationship was inappropriate, he probably wouldn’t have signed the club captain’s famous girlfriend for a world-record sum. another said.
After Carter’s friends circled around him, Hayes said the two had a one-on-one conversation and addressed the rest of the players.
haze, Via ESPNshe said she “let myself down” with her initial comments, but added that she had no intention of “taking those things back.”
But “even if you have disagreements in life, don’t make them public,” Hayes said, citing how his players came together in Friday’s hard-fought 3-1 victory. He said this shows that differences in performance do not necessarily lead to negative results on the pitch.
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes celebrates with Jess Carter during the UEFA Women’s Euro England final against Germany at Wembley Stadium on July 31, 2022 in London. (Getty Images)
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“We have to tell them to talk to each other, but it’s an important thing to do in the workplace, and everyone understands, and from tonight’s performance, everyone knows what we’re doing. I think I found that I was absolutely invested in being there.”
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