Ward to join Hayes as part of USA Olympics staff

Former Aston Villa head Carla Ward is group to subordinate Emma Hayes' United States unit astatine nan Olympic Games successful Paris.

Hayes near Chelsea aft 12 years astatine nan extremity of nan Women's Super League play to go caput coach of nan US women's nationalist team.

Ward stepped down from her domiciled arsenic Villa head astatine nan aforesaid time, having previously told BBC Sport she recovered it difficult to equilibrium being a WSL head and a mother.

The 2 English coaches formed a beardown relationship during their clip successful nan WSL and pinch Hayes group to lead nan US successful her first awesome tourney this summer, she hopes Ward's expertise will supply a boost to nan group.

Ward has been fixed a elastic domiciled covering a scope of areas including capacity study and guidance scouting.

The Olympic Games formally originates pinch nan opening ceremonial successful Paris connected Friday, 26 July, but nan women's shot tourney starts connected Thursday.

The USA women are chasing a 5th extremity medal. They drew 0-0 pinch Costa Rica successful their last warm-up lucifer past week and play Zambia successful their opening group crippled of nan tourney connected Thursday (20:00 BST).