Naomi Girma grew up playing soccer for fun, a tradition passed down from her Ethiopian immigrant parents. That joy is still evident with USWNT.

Arsenal's Olivia Smith has become the first £1m transfer in women's football, so here is the evolution of the transfer record from the past few decades.

Arsenal Women spend £1m on striker Olivia Smith from Liverpool Women; the Canada international becomes the first womens player to break the million-pound barrier; Smith featured in 20 WSL games ...

Canada forward Olivia Smith has become the most expensive player in women’s soccer history at a cost of one million pounds ($1.34 million) after Arsenal signed her from Liverpool.

Arsenal has made Canada forward and former Liverpool star Olivia Smith the most expensive player in women’s soccer history.

After Naomi Girma became the first $1 million player by moving to Chelsea, Arsenal have beaten that mark on a move for Canada youngster Olivia Smith.

Smith's move breaks the record set by Chelsea in January when they signed Naomi Girma for £900,000 from San Diego Wave Arsenal FC via Getty Images ...

Girma, who plays for Chelsea and was the only player based in Europe to report to this camp after Hayes granted the group a summer off following league play, said she was “very happy with” the ...