Girma, 24, is considered the best defender in the U.S. and has spent the last two years in the National Women's Soccer League, where she was the first overall draft pick by the San Diego Wave.

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 ...

It probably was not the Chelsea debut Naomi Girma was expecting. The 24-year-old U.S. women’s national team centre-back played 59 minutes in Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Brighton at Broadfield ...

Naomi Girma, a top defender for the United States Women's National Team, made her debut for Chelsea Sunday in England's Women's Super League, but it was quickly overshadowed when she limped off ...

USWNT defender Naomi Girma was the headline act as the first women's soccer player to break the $1 million transfer barrier with her move from San Diego Wave FC to Chelsea. But Girma wasn't the ...