Overview

• Orlando Pride signed Mexico forward Lizbeth Ovalle from Tigres UANL, with multiple outlets reporting a fee of about $1.5 million.
• The club characterized the move as a world record, while neither team confirmed the fee and published figures remain estimates.
• Ovalle is the first Mexican player to hold the women’s transfer record, reflecting the sport’s expanding global market.
• Arsenal’s July move for Olivia Smith from Liverpool at roughly £1.1 million set the first £1m mark in the women’s game and stood for about 35 days.
• Naomi Girma’s January switch from San Diego Wave to Chelsea at around $1.1 million was the first $1m women’s transfer, illustrating how quickly new benchmarks are being set.