What Naomi Girma’s record $1.1 million transfer to Chelsea means for NWSL

Full Time with Meg Linehan: A show about women's soccer

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🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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It's an emergency episode of Full Time. On Sunday, Chelsea officially announced the transfer of U.S. women's national team defender Naomi Girma from the San Diego Wave for a record fee of $1.1 million. Hosts Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan break down the deal, from the timeline of Girma's transfer request to the chain reaction around the globe. Jessy Parker Humphreys joins from Stamford Bridge where Girma was unveiled ahead of Chelsea's WSL match against Arsenal. Then, Matt Slater unpacks the business and economics of this historic transfer. Before closing out, Tamerra and Meg discuss listeners' burning questions about the stunning move, and what it means to see one of the biggest USWNT players leave the NWSL. _______________ Articles mentioned on the show: Chelsea and San Diego finalizing record $1.1 million transfer for USWNT’s Naomi Girma: Sources USWNT’s Naomi Girma completes Chelsea move for record transfer fee in women’s soccer The first $1m female footballer will be a defender and that feels just right USWNT defender Naomi Girma as $1m transfer pioneer should surprise nobody _______________ HOSTS: Meg Linehan, Tamerra Griffin GUESTS: Jessy Parker Humphreys, Matt Slater PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen _______________ Get in touch: [email protected] Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.2	I mean, this atmosphere is incredible. I think, you know, Chelsea just have that winning culture,
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1:24.7	Those were Naomi Germa's first words officially as a blue. I'm Tamara Griffin and you are listening
1:31.9	to a special emergency edition of Full Time with Meg Linnehan where we are going to be diving deep
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