Emma Hayes paid an emotional tribute to her dad during ITV‘s coverage of Belgium’s clash with Iran on Father’s Day.
The 49-year-old is the broadcaster’s tactical expert for the World Cup – but took a moment away from her analysis to remember Sid on what would have been his 85th birthday.
Hayes has credited much of her success to her father, who raised the US women’s coach and her two sisters in Camden, London, and died aged 82 in September 2023.
During the first-half hydration break of the game in California on Sunday, Hayes said: ‘One last thing, Happy Father’s Day to everyone
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