A second U.S. women's national team defender is set to join the Women's Super League in England in a week's span. A few days after Naomi Girma left San Diego Wave for Chelsea in a move that made ...

For comparison's sake, Girma left for Chelsea at $1.1 million. Nighswonger, 24, has developed into a key player for the USWNT following her quick growth at NWSL side Gotham FC. A late entry into ...

U.S. women's national team defender Naomi Girma is the first million-dollar transfer in women's soccer history. San Diego Wave FC and Chelsea FC announced their deal on Sunday as Girma is now part ...

Girma was unveiled before Chelsea’s WSL home game against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The USWNT center back will instantly become one of the stars of the WSL and the women’s game in Europe.

She was named US Soccer's female player of the year and went on to represent the USWNT at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The California native impressed on a global stage en route to winning a gold ...

Chris Lee - Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Girma was instrumental in helping the USWNT achieve gold at the Paris Olympics last summer. Former Chelsea manager and reigning USWNT coach Emma ...

She helped lead the U.S. women to a gold medal at the 2024 summer Olympics, during which former Chelsea head coach and current USWNT boss Emma Hayes called her "the best defender I've ever seen." ...

Hayes put her own spin at the USWNT's annual January camp, inviting not only 24 senior team players to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., but also 26 up-and-comers as part of a first-of-its-kind futures camp.

Girma is one of the highest-rated defenders of her generation and was instrumental in helping the USWNT achieve gold at the Paris Olympics, with manager Emma Hayes hailing her as "the best ...

On Tuesday, the San Diego Wave and England’s Chelsea agreed to terms for the $1.1million transfer of the USWNT defender between the NWSL and WSL clubs. For years, many figured the first million ...

A U.S. women's national team star is about to set a world record. San Diego Wave and American international center-back Naomi Girma agreed to move to English side Chelsea for a world-record women ...