A conversation with her dying father helped persuade Emma Hayes to leave Chelsea and pursue the challenge of revitalizing the U.S. women's national team.
Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle and Phoenix Suns co-owner Sam Garvin have joined the ownership group for the Portland Thorns. Additional investors announced by the National Women's Soccer League team on Thursday include TPG Capital co-managing partner Nehal Raj, Revitate partner and chief operating officer Kunal Merchant and former NBA player Josh Childress, CEO of Landspire Group.
Emma Hayes is a masterful tactician, but it's the confidence she oozes that will benefit USWNT most with the 2024 Paris Olympics looming.