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.