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USWNT Icon Alex Morgan Backs Ex-Teammate Naomi Girma Amid Chelsea Fans’ Brutal Backlash
We do a lot of work back there that goes unnoticed,” Naomi Girma once remarked, highlighting how defenders often don’t ...
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USWNT’s Naomi Girma Reveals Major Cultural Shock After Chelsea Move Led to Huge Shift
When the news broke about Naomi Girma leaving San Diego Wave for Chelsea, it caught many by surprise. Sure, the ...
USWNT Footnotes: What's next for Trinity Rodman?
USWNT Footnotes takes you inside the major talking points around the U.S. women’s national team, the NWSL, European leagues, and all across American women’s soccer.
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Naomi Girma Is the First Million-Dollar Player in Women’s Soccer. She’s Underpaid.
Naomi Girma says it’s cold in London ... and her performance in a white-knuckle semifinal against Germany prompted USWNT coach Emma Hayes to call her “the best defender I’ve ever seen.” ...
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Girma returns from injury as Barcelona hammers Chelsea in UWCL
It was good news, bad news for Chelsea on Sunday, as defender Naomi Girma returned after a seven-week injury absence, but the Blues were thrashed 4-1 by Barcelona in the first leg of their UEFA ...
USWNT captain Lindsey Heaps says salary cap issue to blame for NWSL departures
USWNT captain and Lyon midfielder Lindsey Heaps says the NWSL salary cap may be to blame for some of America’s top players ...
Girma returns from injury as Barcelona hammers Chelsea in UWCL
USWNT defender Naomi Girma returned from injury as Chelsea was thrashed 4-1 by Barcelona in the UEFA Women's Champions League.