Orlando Sign Ovalle For $1.5 Million Breaking World Transfer Record
The post Orlando Sign Ovalle For $1.5 Million Breaking World Transfer Record appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. MONTERREY, MEXICO – MAY 24: Jacqueline Ovalle #14 of Tigres UANL looks on prior to the CONCACAF W Champions Cup Final match between Tigres UANL and NJ/NY Gotham FC at Universitario Stadium on May 24, 2025 in Monterrey, Mexico. (Photo by Azael Rodriguez/NWSL via Getty Images) NWSL via Getty Images Orlando Pride set a new world record transfer fee in women’s soccer when it signed 25-year-old winger Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle from Liga MX club Tigres Femenil on Thursday. The Mexico international was wanted by numerous clubs in Europe, including FC Barcelona Femení, but Orlando Pride managed to get the deal done in what is a coup for both the team and the National Women’s Soccer League. The transfer fee of $1.5 million eclipses the $1.3 million paid by Arsenal to Liverpool for Canadian international forward Olivia Smith earlier this summer, and sees Ovalle become just the third transfer in women’s soccer to break the million-dollar mark. The deal makes Orlando Pride one of only two clubs, along with Chelsea FC, to have two players in the top ten transfer fees spent in women’s soccer, after it also paid $740,000 to acquire Barbra Banda from Chinese club Shanghai Shengli in 2024. Banda went on to be a key part of Orlando’s regular season and postseason championship-winning side in 2024, being named MVP in the championship game, and the team hopes Ovalle will have a similar impact in 2025. “We are deeply committed to building championship-caliber teams year after year, and this landmark signing is a reflection of that focus,” says Orlando Pride owner and chairman Mark Wilf. “Jacquie is a world-class talent and a proven winner, and her arrival in Orlando marks another step on our journey to position the Pride among the elite clubs in global women’s soccer. “We’re proud…
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MONTERREY, MEXICO – MAY 24: Jacqueline Ovalle #14 of Tigres UANL looks on prior to the CONCACAF W Champions Cup Final match between Tigres UANL and NJ/NY Gotham FC at Universitario Stadium on May 24, 2025 in Monterrey, Mexico. (Photo by Azael Rodriguez/NWSL via Getty Images) NWSL via Getty Images Orlando Pride set a new world record transfer fee in women’s soccer when it signed 25-year-old winger Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle from Liga MX club Tigres Femenil on Thursday. The Mexico international was wanted by numerous clubs in Europe, including FC Barcelona Femení, but Orlando Pride managed to get the deal done in what is a coup for both the team and the National Women’s Soccer League. The transfer fee of $1.5 million eclipses the $1.3 million paid by Arsenal to Liverpool for Canadian international forward Olivia Smith earlier this summer, and sees Ovalle become just the third transfer in women’s soccer to break the million-dollar mark. The deal makes Orlando Pride one of only two clubs, along with Chelsea FC, to have two players in the top ten transfer fees spent in women’s soccer, after it also paid $740,000 to acquire Barbra Banda from Chinese club Shanghai Shengli in 2024. Banda went on to be a key part of Orlando’s regular season and postseason championship-winning side in 2024, being named MVP in the championship game, and the team hopes Ovalle will have a similar impact in 2025. “We are deeply committed to building championship-caliber teams year after year, and this landmark signing is a reflection of that focus,” says Orlando Pride owner and chairman Mark Wilf. “Jacquie is a world-class talent and a proven winner, and her arrival in Orlando marks another step on our journey to position the Pride among the elite clubs in global women’s soccer. “We’re proud…
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