Soccer (FIFA)
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2 weeks ago'I deeply hurt people by moving to Saudi Arabia'
Ashleigh Plumptre became the first WSL player to join the Saudi Women's Premier League, extended her Al-Ittihad contract and acknowledges ongoing challenges.
A record fee has been paid for a transfer between two NWSL clubs, after Gotham FC completed the signing of the United States midfielder Jaedyn Shaw from North Carolina Courage for $1.25m. The move is the sixth in the women's game to surpass $1m US so far this year, with Naomi Girma's move to Chelsea in January being the first to do so.
"Everything was leading to this. She was born for this," her former Penn State University head coach Erica Dambach told BBC Sport. "Yes, it's happened young, but it hasn't happened without years of preparation to get into this environment. "Sometimes when it happens to young players, it comes on quickly and maybe they've got six months to deal with the emotions and the media training. Liv has been experiencing this stuff since she was 15 years old."