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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Suzanne Wrack at Stamford Bridge

‘I let myself down’: Hayes clarifies comments on players’ relationships

The Chelsea manager, Emma Hayes, applauds the fans following a Women's Super League match at Stamford Bridge.
Emma Hayes faced a backlash for calling both relationships between coaches and players, and relationships between players, ‘inappropriate’. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA

Emma Hayes clarified her comments on relationships between players on Thursday, saying she “didn’t think it was right for me to use the term inappropriate”, following Chelsea’s exhilarating 3-1 defeat of Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.

Hayes faced a backlash for calling both relationships between coaches and players, and relationships between players themselves, “inappropriate”, which many on social media interpreted as her saying the two scenarios were the same. The Chelsea defender Jess Carter was seen “liking” critical posts.

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