Women’s football sets a record for spending in the summer transfer market
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Clubs in women’s football spent about 25 million euros, or $29 million, during the latest summer transfer window.
- FIFA said the figure was more than double the amount recorded in 2025.
- The brief report also said 1,406 international transfers were registered.
Women’s football clubs have never spent as much in a summer transfer window. FIFA said investments during the recently completed market reached about 25 million euros worldwide, equivalent to $29 million.
The total was more than double the amount recorded in 2025, marking a new spending record for the women’s game. FIFA also reported that 1,406 international transfers were registered during the window.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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