{"id":289769,"date":"2023-10-02T21:35:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=289769"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:35:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:35:51","slug":"chelsea-boss-emma-hayes-reduced-to-tears-on-receiving-papa-82-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/chelsea-boss-emma-hayes-reduced-to-tears-on-receiving-papa-82-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea boss Emma Hayes reduced to tears on receiving &apos;Papa 82&apos; shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Chelsea boss Emma Hayes is reduced to tears after receiving &#8216;Papa 82&#8217; shirt from Millie Bright and Co after her father, Sid, passed away last week<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chelsea opened the WSL season with a win over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It was an emotional one for Emma Hayes, whose father recently passed away\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emma Hayes was reduced to tears by a touching gesture from her side ahead of their opening day win over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge, as players gifted her a shirt in memory of her recently deceased father.<\/p>\n<p>The long-serving Blues boss&#8217; father, Sid, passed away last week at the age of 82, with Hayes&#8217; players presenting her with a Chelsea shirt emblazoned with &#8216;Papa 82&#8217; on the back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In honour of her father&#8217;s passing, Hayes had called for a \u2018proper\u00a0Chelsea\u2019 performance to kick start their defence of the WSL\u00a0title in front of a home crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Hayes had taken to Instagram to confirm the news, writing: &#8216;It&#8217;s the post I never wanted to write. To my gorgeous, amazing dad life will never be the same. I am so grateful for everything you taught me, for the life we all shared and the memories that will stay with me forever.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Your children will carry the torch and I&#8217;m so grateful I got to spend so many of my most previous moments with you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/09\/76061873-12583543-Chelsea_players_presented_Hayes_with_a_Papa_82_shirt_following_h-m-2_1696235815815.jpg\" height=\"407\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea players presented Emma Hayes with a &#8216;Papa 82&#8217; shirt following her father&#8217;s death last week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/09\/76062277-12583543-image-m-11_1696236717632.jpg\" height=\"306\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/09\/76062279-12583543-image-a-12_1696236722254.jpg\" height=\"306\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Hayes was reduced to tears by her players&#8217; touching gesture after the win over their rivals<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/02\/13\/76068409-12583543-image-a-2_1696248251186.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sid Hayes, Emma&#8217;s father, passed away last week, with the Chelsea boss confirming the news on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I can&#8217;t find any words for the loss other than people don&#8217;t remember time, people remember moments and I&#8217;m so glad I got you as a dad because you were the best. Love you Papa. RIP.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As they so often do, her team delivered, with goals from Mia Fishel and Lauren James securing a 2-1 win over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues are defending their Women\u2019s Super League title for a fifth season in a row but they had gone four years without winning their opening game of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>They were beaten by Liverpool last season and Arsenal the year before, while they had been held to a 1-1 draw at Manchester United in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>A late goal from Martha Thomas ensured a few nerves but Hayes\u2019 side held on.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was really hard for me today,\u2019 said Hayes. \u2018I love my players because they understand our environment, they\u2019ve taken care of me at a very difficult time. I know for my family today that will have been really tough. I just wanted to get through it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea were without Australian star Sam Kerr, who is still getting fit after a short pre-season, but players had arrived in buoyant mood after title rivals Arsenal had lost at home to Liverpool earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham, with new manager Robert Vilahamn on the touchline, frustrated Chelsea for the best part of half an hour and had caused problems on the break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/22\/76047875-0-image-a-120_1696194195918.jpg\" height=\"452\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hayes&#8217; Chelsea began their hunt for a fifth consecutive WSL title with a 2-1 win over Tottenham<\/p>\n<p>But with their biggest goal threat Bethany England sitting in the stands due to injury, finding the back of the net was always going to prove tricky.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues finally broke through on 28 minutes when Niamh Charles drove past Angharad James and sent a cross in for Fishel, who evaded Luana Buhler to glance a header into the far corner.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea went close to doubling their lead shortly after half-time when Lauren James sent a long-range shot against the crossbar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/22\/76047859-0-image-a-118_1696194153527.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lauren James was on the scoresheet as the Blues won on the first day of the season for the first time in four years<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/22\/76047895-0-image-a-121_1696194289756.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mia Fishel also scored for the hosts as Chelsea made the most of rivals Arsenal dropping points<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/22\/76047879-0-image-a-122_1696194310953.jpg\" height=\"457\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Martha Thomas&#8217; late goal made for a nervy ending, but Chelsea held on for the points<\/p>\n<p>But it did not take long for the second goal to come. Guro Reiten thought she had scored it with a deflected effort.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Replays showed the ball had crossed the line but, without goal-line technology, play continued. Chelsea kept the ball alive and Maren Mjelde crossed for Lauren James to side-foot a volley into the top left corner.<\/p>\n<p>From nowhere, Spurs were given a lifeline in the 76th minute when Zecira Musovic spilled Grace Clinton\u2019s long-range effort and Thomas pounced to tap in.<\/p>\n<p>The keeper atoned for that error with a fine save to deny Jessica Naz an equaliser.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12583543\/Chelsea-Emma-Hayes-Tottenham-2-1-tears-Papa-82-Millie-Bright.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea boss Emma Hayes is reduced to tears after receiving &#8216;Papa 82&#8217; 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