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Stars & Transfers

Record fees, million-dollar moves, free agency and the Ballon d'Or: how the women's transfer market works and the stars who define it.

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The Market

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Stars & Transfers

Women's Football: The Record Transfer Fees, Ranked

From Keira Walsh's £400,000 to the first million-dollar move. Every barrier-breaking fee in the women's market, ranked and explained.

2026-08-25
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Stars & Transfers

Naomi Girma and the First Million-Dollar Move

Chelsea paid San Diego Wave a reported $1.1 million in January 2025. How one defender's transfer reset the ceiling of the entire market.

2026-08-17
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Stars & Transfers

Kundananji to Bay FC: Anatomy of a Record Deal

A $862,000 fee from Madrid CFF to expansion side Bay FC made Racheal Kundananji the most expensive player in the world in 2024. Inside the deal.

2026-08-10
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Stars & Transfers

How Free Agency Quietly Reshapes the WSL

Short contracts, expiring deals and Bosman-style moves: the free-agent market is where WSL squads are really built each summer.

2026-07-27

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Stars & Transfers

Every Ballon d'Or Féminin Winner, 2018 to Now

Hegerberg, Rapinoe, Putellas twice, Bonmatí twice. The complete winners list of the women's Ballon d'Or and what each award said about its era.

2026-08-03