United States head coach Emma Hayes says her side does not have time to talk politics as the former Chelsea boss returns to England. The United States women’s national team (USWNT) is in its first international window since Donald Trump won a second term in the 2024 United States presidential election on November 5.

Emma Hayes witnessed a dominant display from her players at a packed Wembley stadium, but the U.S. coach could not taste victory on her return to England.

“I feel like I’ve got my mojo back and my smile back and joy back that I didn’t realize how much I’d lost in that,” Hayes said, as reported by Emily Keogh, ESPN correspondent. “I definitely didn’t feel healthy at the end. I just felt unwell, not because of pressure, but the stress — the toll it took on me.”

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.

United States women's national team coach Emma Hayes said on Monday that she was "unwell" before taking on her new role, but experiences so far have helped her get her "mojo back."

It’s fair to say that the USWNT has been unstoppable under the reign of Englishwoman Emma Hayes. Gotham FC’s Williams is lucky enough to have a gold medal to her name, after the new head coach successfully led the team to Olympic glory in just two months this summer.