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Naomi Girma, who won gold with the U.S. women’s team, signed a four-year deal with Chelsea Women, leaving the San Diego Wave for a record $1.1 million transfer fee.

U.S. women's national team stalwart Naomi Girma officially became women's soccer's first million-dollar player on Sunday by completing her record-breaking transfer from San Diego to Chelsea.

Naomi Girma, the consensus best central defender in the world has a new home. While a move away from NWSL's San Diego Wave has been seen as inevitability, the closing of the transfer to Chelsea FC ...

Girma's record-breaking deal. Chelsea paid $1.12 million (£900,000) in January's record-breaking transfer to acquire Girma from the National Women's Soccer League's San Diego Wave, with whom she ...

Naomi Girma waves to the crowd as she is unveiled as a Chelsea player prior to the Barclays Women's Super League match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on January 26, ...

It probably was not the Chelsea debut Naomi Girma was expecting. The 24-year-old U.S. women’s national team centre-back played 59 minutes in Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Brighton at Broadfield ...

It’s been an eventful year for defender Naomi Girma, who not only moved to a new country but also dealt with an injury before winning a pair of trophies with Chelsea.

However, head coach Emma Hayes’ post-match press conference started with a question about the long-awaited return of Naomi Girma and how the team benefited from her 90-minute shift.

Naomi Girma, women’s soccer's first million-dollar player, was injured and substituted on her Chelsea debut on Sunday. The United States defender was taken off after 59 minutes of the 2-2 draw ...

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 first woman ...