# @thegistusa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGtps9Uzz0c
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27046064-thegistusa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-03-02T22:13:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The GIST USA (@thegistusa) — https://gondola.cc/thegistusa

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This is not the start anybody was hoping for. ☹️⁣
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USWNT's Naomi Girma, women's soccer's first million-dollar player, exited her Chelsea debut in the 59th minute due to an unspecified injury during Sunday's 2-2 draw against Brighton. 😬⁣
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It was not immediately clear how serious the unspecified injury is for the United States defender. 👀⁣
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"We'll need to assess her tomorrow, but it doesn't look too bad, but we will see," Chelsea coach Sonia Bompastor said. 👏⁣
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Girma joined Chelsea from the San Diego Wave FC in January after a record-breaking fee of £900,000 ($1.1 million). That deal surpassed the previous world-record fee of $788,000 that Bay FC paid to sign Zambia striker Racheal Kundananji from Madrid CFF last year. 💪⁣
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"She's learning about the league, the team and her teammates. As you could see, the first game is never easy because it's a competitive league," Bompastor said. "It was good for us to have her start this game, building minutes and being able to play with the team." 👍⁣
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Wishing you a speedy recovery, Naomi! 🫶#thegist⁣
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(c/o espn)⁣
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#womenssports #soccer #uwsnt #chelsea #womenssoccer #wsl⁣

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The GIST USA | @thegistusa | https://gondola.cc/thegistusa | Sports Media Outlet |

## Tags

soccer, chelsea, womenssports, wsl, womenssoccer, uwsnt, thegist

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