U.S. women's national team forward Catarina Macario has signed a record-breaking contract with the San Diego Wave of the National Women's Soccer League, resetting the financial landscape for women's professional soccer.

The five-year deal is reportedly worth $8 million, making it the richest contract in women's soccer history. Macario joined the NWSL club after departing English Premier League side Chelsea, where she had been playing overseas.

The contract represents the latest milestone in a series of increasingly lucrative deals being signed in women's soccer as the sport experiences rapid growth. Financial records in the women's game have been broken with increasing frequency in recent months as investment and interest in the sport continues to expand.

Macario's signing with San Diego Wave comes as professional women's soccer leagues worldwide are seeing increased investment and higher player salaries. The USWNT forward's deal sets a new benchmark for player compensation in the women's game and reflects the growing commercial value of top-tier female soccer talent.