No more small teams? Women's World Cup minnows closing the gap
AUCKLAND: With the opening round of group games completed, fears that a first 32-team Women's World Cup would see a flurry of embarrassing mismatches appear largely misplaced.
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Promoted London City smash transfer record with Geyoro signing
MANCHESTER, England :London City Lionesses have made France international Grace Geyoro the most expensive women's player in history, signing her from Paris St Germain for a record 1.4 million pounds ($1.89 million).
Sources: Alyssa Thompson flies to London amid Chelsea links - ESPN
Angel City FC forward Alyssa Thompson boarded a London-bound plane from Los Angeles on Wednesday as six-time reigning English champions Chelsea attempt to finalize a deal for the American, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN.
Canada's Olivia Smith signs with Arsenal for $1.34M US, setting women's soccer fee record
Canada forward Olivia Smith became the most expensive player in women's soccer history at a reported one million pounds ($1.34 million US) when Arsenal signed her from Liverpool on Thursday.
Arsenal sign Liverpool’s Smith in women’s world record deal
LONDON: Arsenal signed Canada forward Olivia Smith from Liverpool in a deal worth a reported women’s world record fee of £1 million ($1.3 million) on Thursday.
Arsenal sign Liverpool's Olivia Smith in world-record transfer - ESPN
Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Canada international Olivia Smith on a long-term contract, with sources telling ESPN that it is a world-record fee and the first £1 million transfer in women's football.
Arsenal smash record to make Smith first women's million-pound signing
European champions Arsenal shattered the women's transfer record by signing Canadian forward Olivia Smith from Liverpool on Thursday, for a fee of one million pounds ($1.34 million) according to media reports, making the 20-year-old the first female player to break the seven-figure barrier.
Summer transfer window: Grading big signings in women's soccer - ESPN
A record $15.6 million was spent on international women's transfers in 2024, according to a FIFA report, more than doubling the previous mark in 2023. To start 2025, we had a world-record fee ($1.1m) as USWNT defender Naomi Girma moved to Chelsea in January.
Expected record-breaking transfer proof women players are great, says Hemp
ZURICH :England forward Lauren Hemp has praised the expected record-shattering one-million-pounds ($1.35 million) transfer of Olivia Smith, saying it highlights the growth of the women's game.