The San Diego Wave have remade their organization in a matter of months, parting ways with household names on the field, sideline and front office in search of the success that eluded them in 2024.

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 ...

U.S women's national team (USWNT) defender Naomi Girma broke the women's world-record transfer fee when she moved to Chelsea ...

As Girma’s profile rose in the U.S. and the international game, the Wave’s technical staff realized they would struggle to ...

Chelsea Women have agreed to terms with the San Diego Wave for the transfer of U.S. women’s national team defender Naomi Girma for a record $1.1 million fee, according to sources briefed on the ...

As rumors continue to swirl about Naomi Girma’s future in San Diego, the Wave signed another player who could one day replace her on the back line. U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year ...

Women's soccer has its first million-dollar player after United States defender Naomi Girma moved from San Diego Wave to ...

San Diego Wave and American international center-back Naomi Girma agreed to move to English side Chelsea for a world-record women's transfer fee of $1.1 million, The Athletic's Meg Linehan ...

Times of San Diego will send you the top local and state news at 8 a.m., 365 days a year. Sign up Naomi Girma (center) sends ball to teammate. (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) Chelsea has ...

Girma grew up in San Jose and attended Pioneer High School before becoming a standout at Stanford. She was the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NWSL draft and has won the league’s defender of the year award in ...

(Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune) And while Sunday’s announcement that Naomi Girma will be transferred to Chelsea FC of the Women’s Super League has been expected for nearly ...