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:

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.

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".

Arsenal held out for 84 minutes but unbeaten Chelsea made it 11 wins from 12 games to take a nine-point lead in the WSL. Oh, and they just signed the world's best defender.

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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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.

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,

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,

US Women’s National Team (USWNT) defender Naomi Girma has become women’s soccer’s first ever million-dollar player, joining English champion Chelsea from San Diego Wave FC.

Naomi Girma became the first woman to be transferred for more than $1 million when the San Diego Wave sold her to Chelsea for $1.1 million.