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Emma Hayes argues that women's football is equal to men's and that coaching skills are the same. She loves winning, sees growing interest in England, and pushes for diversity and chances for the less privileged. She celebrates players like Fran Kirby and the joy when a newcomer works hard and improves.

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Get rid of the Continental Cup. Get rid of it, make more league fixtures.

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We've always had to play second fiddle to the men in European football.

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I just want to win. I love winning. It does not bore me.

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My routine is not being at home with a child all day, mine is with a football team.

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Beating Reading's not a shoo-in. They're a good team.

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Who's to say both English teams can't qualify and meet each other in the final?

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I had no ambition to be a football coach. I wanted to be a spy for MI5 or MI6.

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Players that don't play aren't ever happy.

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You want to win more when you win. That's the thing about winning, it becomes addictive.

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The qualities involved with having to manage are exactly the same as it would be for a men's team. We are talking…

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We talk about women in football like we are not entitled to the same opportunity and the same access.

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People are getting used to women's football on their screens, so as long as the quality of the product is high, we'll…

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I'm a huge fan of Brian Clough. I might be his female equivalent but I'm quite happy with that.

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I don't know how long I will be coaching for but I don't expect I will go on from Chelsea, Chelsea is…

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The best players aren't going to America, they're staying in Europe and in fact they're coming to England.

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I love Brian Clough. I grew up in a household that loved him. To go to his home as a manager will…

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Fortunately I have a good support network around me but am I sitting here and saying to myself: 'Should every football club…

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The football world needs to live by its promises and live by the diversity codes. They need to be promoting opportunities for…

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I just don't know why anyone would ever think that women's football is a step down and that coaching World Cup champions,…

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There should be creches for people that work in football clubs. We put long hours in and we don't get to see…

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Sometimes it can be that a player is available and you can get them next month - wow, that's a bolt of…

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When the football world is ready to adhere to the diversity codes so that BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) communities, plus…

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There's nothing more joyful than when a player, who you don't know if they are going to be able to cut it…

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There's no better platform than to be with Sky. Sky will bring the elevation that the women's game needs. It's a partner…

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Everybody knows Man City and Chelsea is always a fiercely competitive game.

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Every team goes into every season aspiring for every trophy.

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It had always been about America, but now, sorry, they lag behind us. English football's time is coming.

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I snuck an hour to watch Bielsa on YouTube, I love that guy. I watched a video of him talking about tactics…

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I am excited for Chelsea's future. Our owner is a big fan of women's football and he's always asking me what he…

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Football is for everyone. It's not for the privileged, it's not for the few, it's not for the elite.

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The interest is growing. It's a snowball-effect and I can't see anybody getting in the way of England becoming the best place…

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Football is represented by a diverse society and within that diverse society men's football does not reflect the diverse society that we…

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The Women's Super League is the envy of the world in the women's game because the clubs, the Football Association and the…

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Winning breeds more winning, that's what I've learnt. Getting on a roll is important.

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I'm like any other football manager in that respect, we all live in fear of losing our job.

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I am happy to play Barcelona in a one-off game, in a neutral venue. Why? Because Spanish teams are tricky.

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Football as a profession has a responsibility to modernize. The hope is - if you look at the top organizations in any…

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I am manager at Chelsea. I manage and represent elite and world class players and this for me is an amazing job…

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Fran Kirby, Pernille Harder, Beth England, Magda Eriksson, Millie Bright, Maren Mjelde - do you want me to keep going? These are…

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Women's football in its right is something to celebrate and the quality and the achievement of all the females I represent, it…

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It's important for everyone's mental health they go home at Christmas. I don't want to tell any player they can't.

I just don't know why anyone would ever think that women's football is a step down and that coaching World Cup champions, winners, players…

I'm like everyone, I would hope for a fair and equal society and making great strides to create opportunities for women in the men's…

The football world needs to live by its promises and live by the diversity codes. They need to be promoting opportunities for the less…

The qualities involved with having to manage are exactly the same as it would be for a men's team. We are talking about human…

I empathize with players. In our culture it is all about strategies and interventions to help the individual based on their individual needs. It…

I just want to win. I love winning. It does not bore me.

Failure is a really strong word.

I don't have a complacent dressing room, thank goodness.

The interest is growing. It's a snowball-effect and I can't see anybody getting in the way of England becoming the best place in the…

I sincerely hope AFC Wimbledon find the right candidate for their football club. The whole point about them not being able to afford me…

It was so bizarre. I've never accepted a job as quickly as I accepted the Chelsea one. I said yes, I'll do it, I…

Fran Kirby, Pernille Harder, Beth England, Magda Eriksson, Millie Bright, Maren Mjelde - do you want me to keep going? These are world class…

We need clubs to take risks to hire the right candidates. At the end of the day, there aren't a lot of female coaches…

I'm not afraid of Wolfsburg and I know my dressing room is not.