Chelsea have made USWNT defender Naomi Girma the first $1m transfer in women's football, but how did the record-breaking deal come about?

United States women's national team defender Naomi Girma has joined Women's Super League champions Chelsea for a world record transfer fee of over $1 million.

Chelsea Women have confirmed the signing of USWNT defender Naomi Girma, who has become the most expensive signing in women's football historyafter the English club paid more than o

Women’s soccer has its first million-dollar player after United States defender Naomi Girma moved from San Diego Wave to Chelsea.

Girma, widely known as the best defender in the National Women’s Soccer League, signed a record- breaking, $1.1 million-deal to play for the Chelsea Women football club in England for the next four years.

World-record transfer Naomi Girma won't make her Chelsea debut right away as she recovers from a minor calf injury.