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Emma Hayes, the Chelsea manager, has expressed her frustrations at another “crap week for women” following the conviction of Wayne Couzens for the murder of Sarah Everard and allegations by NWSL players of sexual coercion against the North Carolina Courage manager, Paul Riley, which led to his removal and a suspension of the weekend’s games in the United States.
Speaking after she had watched her team defeat Brighton 3-1 in the Women’s Super League, Hayes said: “I work for a club that supports a number of causes including [women’s] refuges. There’s no point in me saying it’s been a crap week for women. It feels like it’s always a crap week for women.”