US Women’s National Team (USWNT) defender Naomi Girma has become women’s soccer’s first ever million-dollar player, joining English champion Chelsea from San Diego Wave FC.
BREAKING: USWNT and Gotham FC defender Jenna Nighswonger is transferring to Arsenal for a $100,000 fee, sources tell @itsmeglinehan. Details: https://t.co/KrCzWMIxmR pic.twitter.com/0WoINk85tt
Chelsea are so dominant that competition will not come from other sides in the league - but from the best sides in previous WSL seasons
Chelsea makes top defender for USA's gold medal-winning team at 2024 Paris Olympics the first million-dollar player in women's soccer history.
Olympic soccer star Naomi Girma is taking her skills across the pond after signing a record-breaking deal to play four years at the Chelsea Women football club in England, becoming the woman to cross the million-dollar threshold in the sport.
U.S. women's national team defender Naomi Girma is the first million-dollar transfer in women's soccer history. San Diego Wave FC and Chelsea FC announced their deal on Sunday as Girma is now part of the London giants,
Chelsea beat Arsenal in front of a record league crowd at Stamford Bridge to extend their lead at the top of the Women’s Super League to nine points. The Gunners’ impressive run of form under Renee Slegers was not enough to halt Chelsea in their quest for a sixth successive title,
Sonia Bompastor has said she expects new signing Naomi Girma to take Chelsea to a higher level but added that the defender's debut will be delayed.
The concern shouldn’t be over Girma, Kerolin and Nighswonger leaving the NWSL. After all, it’s 2025, and women’s football is more global than ever — and the freedom for players to assert where they want to go is better than ever in the NWSL.
Former Manchester City captain Steph Houghton said Chelsea's signing of Naomi Girma for a women's world record fee is "a lesson for all the other clubs".
First-time Grand Slam champion Madison Keys stunned back-to-back winner Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday to lift the 2025 Australian Open trophy.