U.S. women's national team defender Naomi Girma became the most expensive transfer in women's soccer after penning a deal with English club Chelsea.

USWNT defender Naomi Girma has become women’s soccer’s first ever million-dollar player, joining English champion Chelsea from San Diego Wave FC.

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.

One of the biggest transfer sagas has finally come to an end. Naomi Girma has officially signed for Chelsea from San Diego Wave in a historic $1 million deal. As ardent Blues fans and others around the world continue to celebrate this record-breaking move in the history of the women’s game,