Canada forward Olivia Smith has become the most expensive player in women’s soccer history at a reported one million pounds ($1.34 million) after Arsenal signed her from Liverpool.
With U.S. coach Emma Hayes giving many of her Europe-based players a break, there were several new faces on the national team for a trio of upcoming matches against Ireland and Canada.
It’s been an eventful year for defender Naomi Girma, who not only moved to a new country but also dealt with an injury before winning a pair of trophies with Chelsea.
Trinity Rodman scored in the fifth minute of her return from a lengthy injury absence, and the U.S. women’s national team beat Brazil 2-0 in a friendly rematch of the Paris Olympics gold-medal match.
United States defender Naomi Girma has become women’s soccer’s first million-dollar player.
Women’s soccer has its first million-dollar player after United States defender Naomi Girma moved from San Diego Wave to Chelsea.
Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, who stepped down from the U.S. national team late last year after winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, was named the 2024 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year.
Sophia Smith flashed the zipping her lips gesture as she celebrated her second goal against Vietnam during the opening United States' opening match at the Women’s World Cup in tribute to former Stanford teammate Katie Meyer.
