NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 U.S. women's coach Emma Hayes sidestepped a question on whether she should get a raise if a high-priced star such as J眉rgen Klopp is hired to replace Gregg Berhalter with the American men.
Berhalter has a . U.S. Soccer Federation sporting director Matt Crocker has not spoken with media about Berhalter's status since the team's first-round elimination last week in the Copa America.
鈥淢y focus today is on preparing our team for our training camp this week. I have to think about that and I have to think about performing first and foremost, myself with this team, this Olympics,鈥 Hayes said at a news conference Monday with U.S. men's Olympic coach Marko Mitrovi膰. 鈥淚 think with regards to matters relating to the men鈥檚 team and gender equity, they鈥檙e not questions for now or for me, knowing that my absolute focus is on the preparation this week.鈥
Hayes, voted , managed Chelsea's women from 2012-24 before starting with the U.S. this spring.
, including $900,000 in bonuses for the Americans鈥 qualifying for the World Cup and , according to the USSF's 2022 tax filing.
Hayes' predecessor as U.S. women鈥檚 coach, Vlatko Andonovski, had a base salary of $396,089 in 2002 and also earned $15,000 in bonuses. after the of the Women鈥檚 World Cup.
At the time of , the USSF said Hayes was set to become 鈥渢he highest paid women鈥檚 soccer coach in the world.鈥 Coach salaries typically are disclosed by the USSF when it releases its tax return each February for the fiscal year ending the prior March 31.
The to equalize pay for players on the men's and women's national teams.
Klopp left Liverpool this spring after nine seasons that included Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League titles.
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