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Prior to women's football teams having oversight from football federations, compensation was still paid for some transfers. The first compensated transfer of a female footballer was of Molly Walker, from Lancaster Ladies to Dick, Kerr Ladies in 1918; Walker was offered expenses paid as well as payment in lieu for joining the team.
The lucrative new contract made her the highest-paid female player in England. [53] On 15 December 2022, Miedema left a UEFA Champions League match against Lyon at halftime with an injury, which on 19 December was confirmed to be an anterior cruciate ligament tear. She was expected to undergo surgery and miss "an extended period of time". [54]
Sam Kerr is reportedly one of the highest-paid professional women's association footballers in the world, earning more than US$500,000 per year as of 14 March 2023. [1] When she played in the NWSL in 2013, the maximum allowed salary was $30,000. [2]
One woman cracked Forbes' 2023 list of the world's highest-paid athletes -- tennis great Serena Williams, who brought in $45.3 million in her final year of competitive play. She retired from her...
While Morgan and Rapinoe were the highest paid female soccer players last year, earning $5.7 million each on and off the pitch, their most successful male counterpart, Cristiano Ronaldo, was ...
The following is a list of most expensive association football transfers, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for players, as well as transfers which set new world transfer records. The first confirmed record transfer was of Willie Groves from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa for £100 in 1893 [ 1 ] (equivalent to £14,000 in ...
Jess is just a fabulous player. She is technically superb with fabulous skills and among the 2 or 3% in Britain. She's ambitious and adventurous and to be a top, top sports-player you've got to be like that." [15] At age 16, she was a member of the senior side that won the 2004–05 SW Combination League Championship without losing a point.
In Ohio State's season-opening 52-6 win against Akron, Tuimoloau had three tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks. Downs added two tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sacks.