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Chelsea Women confirm Sonia Bompastor as their new manager following Emma Hayes' exit... as the former Lyon boss pens four-year deal with the Blues

Chelsea have confirmed Sonia Bompastor as their new manager after the departure of long-serving coach Emma Hayes.

It had been the worst kept secret in women’s football that Bompastor, 43, would succeed Hayes - who left to become the manager of the United States national team.

Bompastor joins the Blues from Lyon, where she won three successive league titles and the 2021-22 Champions League.

‘I am incredibly grateful to join Chelsea Football Club as the manager of the women's team. It is an institution in English football. I will give my all to this new project to meet the ambitions of the club, the staff and the players.