NWSL Excitement: Record-Breaking $2M Transfer Shakes Up League

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00:00This came off a super exciting weekend from the NWSL.

00:04Like you guys said, we have exciting trade, record-breaking news.

00:07But let's start off with the game we talked about in the last season.

00:10Orlando Pride versus Kansas City Currents.

00:13Ended up in a 0-0 draw.

00:14This was a difficult game.

00:16I mean, what did you guys think about that?

00:18It was a tough game, Chiba.

00:19We see why these two teams were the finalists last season.

00:22The parity between the two is great.

00:24The level of the players, the strategy on the team.

00:27I see that these two teams will become dynasties

00:30because they have something very important in the world, Chiba.

00:34Do you imagine paying?

00:36Let me make a little point.

00:38Less than a month ago, we were looking at the most expensive signing

00:42in the women's world, $1 million.

00:44Just today, this week, $2 million, Chiba.

00:48Let's see. Camila, tell us this big news.

00:51Yes, we have a super exciting transfer coming from Mexico,

00:54coming from Tigres, Lisbeth Ovalle, at a whopping $2 million deal.

00:59This is record-breaking for the women's side of football.

01:02She is a fantastic winger, and I think it's going to bring so much

01:05to this Orlando Pride team, who we saw struggled,

01:08only got one shot on target during this last game.

01:11But maybe their luck is changing, and yeah, we'll see.

01:14Chiba, what do you think of a team that goes and has Marta,

01:19the best female player that the game has ever seen,

01:22and then now they bring the most expensive one?

01:25What is this as a statement for the NWSL?

01:28I mean, they're the current champions.

01:29They want to make sure they keep winning more championships

01:33if they go back-to-back.

01:34But seeing a player coming from the Mexican League

01:37that only tells you how much the women's soccer

01:41is growing around the world,

01:42and I'm so happy to see signings like this.

01:44And I have to give a shout-out to the Mexican League

01:46because they have done such an amazing job

01:48of integrating the women's game into their league

01:51because in Mexico, every professional team

01:54also has a women's team,

01:56and that has allowed the Mexican players

01:58to become some of the hottest players around the world.

02:01Camila, what do you think it is the future of the league

02:03now that we see that the money is being spent

02:05not only in buying franchises,

02:06but also bringing some of the best players?

02:08I mean, this means so much for the women's game.

02:10Not only did we see a record-breaking transfer,

02:13but again, we are seeing two brand-new teams,

02:16brand-new franchises coming into this upcoming season.

02:19So I think it's just another testament

02:20to how rapidly this league is growing,

02:23and I think it's going to be total world domination

02:26on the women's side of football.

02:27We saw that the NWSL has a bunch of players

02:31already nominated to the Ballon d'Or,

02:33like we covered last week.

02:34Chiba, this league is very exciting,

02:37but how do you feel wearing that jersey

02:39to see that a Mexican player is now

02:42the most expensive signing in the history of sports?

02:46I mean, super proud.

02:46Like I said, we're proud of the League of the Americas.

02:48I mean, they come up, you know, very good.

02:51At the beginning, they struggled a little bit with the league.

02:54Like you said, every single professional team of the men's team

02:57have a female team,

02:59and men right now are doing so good.

03:00You can see that the national teams as well,

03:02that this league is growing so much

03:04that now you have the number one signing

03:06in the history of NWSL coming to the USA.

03:09And I mean, soccer all over the world is going,

03:11but specifically here in the United States,

03:14I think it's taking the same path as the MLS,

03:16where they have their own stadiums,

03:17where they have a lot of franchises,

03:19and they're only here to make the sport grow,

03:22and that has to be exciting for everybody.

03:24That is right.

03:25We are very excited to see the growth of the game,

03:27and we will continue to cover it.

03:29Before we go on a break, Camila,

03:31let us know what is your pick

03:33for the best game this weekend in NWSL?

03:36Oh, so many exciting, great games this weekend.

03:38But if I had to choose,

03:39it would be San Diego Wave versus Racing Louisville.

03:42And let me tell you guys why.

03:43Because not only was San Diego Wave

03:45able to get a fantastic three points win this weekend,

03:48but they were able to climb the stands of the NWSL

03:52and are in second place right now

03:54on top of Orlando Pride last season's champion.

03:57So they need this win.

03:58They need the three points to hang on

04:00to that point in the standings.

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