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Naomi Girma:Chelsea complete world-record signing of USWNT defender

Naomi Girma: How Ethiopian roots of Chelsea’s world-record signing shaped her career

United States centre-back Naomi Girma has spoken highly about her Ethiopian roots shaping her career after completing a world-record transfer to Chelsea from San Diego Wave, Afrosport reports. The 24-year-old joined the Blues in a reported $1.1 million deal, surpassing Zambia forward Racheal Kundananji‘s $860,000 transfer to Bay FC. It is also the first time a transfer in women’s football crossed the one $1 million mark....

Women’s World Cup: Beerensteyn hits out at “big mouth” USA’s elimination

Women’s World Cup: Beerensteyn hits out at “big mouth” USA’s elimination

Netherlands forward Lineth Beerensteyn has labelled the United States Women's National Team for having a "big mouth" after billing themselves as the main favourites to win the Women's World Cup which eventually proved unsuccessful. Beerensteyn noted how the four-time world champions had been talking about reaching the final since the tournament commenced. The USA beat the Netherlands in the 2019 final, and the two teams faced...