Chelsea are closing in on the signing of San Diego Wave centre-back Naomi Girma for a world-record fee exceeding $1 million.

In soccer, defenders struggle to achieve the kinds of milestones that put them in the conversation as their sport’s best player. Their teammates are almost all better positioned for statistical records: goals scored by forwards,

We reckon you must have come across those Naomi Girma rumors by now. Well, as surprising as it sounds, they’re apparently true. After all, those exceptional defensive blocks and crucial interceptions had to catch someone’s attention.