Temwa Chawinga lifts Kansas City over Gotham to win inaugural Summer Cup
With another heroic performance from Golden Boot leader Temwa Chawinga, the Kansas City Current defeated NJ/NY Gotham FC 2-0 Friday night to win their second trophy of the season. This match was the...
View ArticleWhat’s at stake on the final weekend of the NWSL’s regular season
The National Women’s Soccer League returns starting Friday for one final weekend of the regular season, during which the final two playoff spots will be awarded and seeding for quarterfinal matchups...
View ArticleClaire Hutton: The 18-year-old Kansas City phenom making midfield dominance...
You may not have thought much about a successful tackle in the 15th minute of the Kansas City Current’s home opener, but you should have. We all should have. It’s a simple throw-in to Sophia Smith...
View ArticleThe Kansas City Current finally found their ideal backline combo
The Kansas City Current started this season with a bang, christening their new stadium with a head-turning five-goal performance against the Portland Thorns. The catch, however, was that what could...
View ArticleKansas City uses crowd energy to secure first home playoff victory
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View ArticleHow the NWSL semifinals will be won
If anyone expresses confidence about the two teams who will be playing in the NWSL Championship, they have some beautiful beachfront property outside of Phoenix they’d love to sell you. This is the...
View ArticleMarta writes another chapter in her legend, and sends Orlando to their first...
Too often, two teams of equal skill come up against each other in a single-elimination knockout game and the teams grind each other into dust. No advantage can be found, and so a stalemate sets in....
View ArticleTemwa Chawinga named 2024 NWSL MVP
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga was named the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League MVP on Friday after winning the Golden Boot with a league record 20 goals this season....
View ArticleThe NWSL’s top four had great years. Now the offseason work begins.
We just saw one of the most competitive National Women’s Soccer League playoffs ever, thanks to the serious parity and extraordinary talent among the league’s top four teams. While a mere point...
View ArticleLauletta: Like it or not, there’s a trophy on the line Friday night
Nothing screams the end of October like the final of a tournament called the Summer Cup. Perhaps the unseasonably warm autumn temperatures through most of the country will be more suitable to the name...
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