“I am here first and foremost to hopefully help the team, which has so many good players, and at the same time, the challenge of trying to raise the profile of the women’s game in England is also a big motivating factor. Those are the two key things that Chelsea and I focused on when we talked about me coming to play.”
— Lorrie Fair, the 29-year-old Californian midfielder who has played more than 100 times for the USA, on signing with Chelsea’s women’s team. (New York Times)