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

Chelsea Women have agreed to terms with the San Diego Wave for the transfer of U.S. women’s national team defender Naomi Girma for a record $1.1 million fee, according to sources briefed on the ...

Girma was captain of the Stanford team that won the national championship in 2019. She was taken at No. 1 in the 2022 National Women’s Soccer League draft by the Wave.