Chelsea's Naomi Girma has become the first $1m transfer in women's football, so here is the evolution of the transfer record from the past few decades.

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.

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TNT Sports expert Karen Carney has hailed Chelsea’s new world-record signing Naomi Girma as "an outstanding talent" and "the best defender in the world".

Before the kick-off between Chelsea FC and Arsenal in a Women’s Super League at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening, Chelsea FC unveiled their new signing US defender and Chelsea number 16 24-year-old Naomi Girma getting applause from the 34,

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NAOMI GIRMA is set to join Chelsea for a world-record transfer fee from NWSL side San Diego Wave. The deal for the USA international is thought to be around £900,000 ($1.1m), surpassing the

United States defender Naomi Girma has become women’s soccer’s first million-dollar player. The 24-year-old Girma completed her move from San Diego Wave to Chelsea for a reported 900,000 pounds ($1.1 million) on Sunday. Here’s a look at how the record transfer fee (in USD) in the women’s game has increased over the course of the century:

Juventus had already taken full advantage of that slip-up and pulled away at the top of the table, as they beat second-place Inter in the Derby d'Italia with goals from Sofia Cantore and Cristina Girelli. With that win, the Bianconere now move seven points clear of Inter at the summit of the Serie A table.

Chelsea are rumoured to be closing in on a world record transfer for San Diego Wave defender Naomi Girma. The 24-year-old has been hailed by former Blues boss Emma Hayes as the best defender she’s ever seen,