In this week’s women’s soccer news, Temwa Chawinga is back for the Kansas City Current; the USWNT April friendlies roster was released; Wrexham A.F.C. Women made history; and more!
High of the Week
The Kansas City Current got some great news this week when they were able to activate reigning MVP Temwa Chawinga from the injury list. Chawinga made her first start of the season for the Current in their 2-1 win over Gotham on Saturday. The forward ended up getting subbed off before halftime, only playing about 41 minutes. The win broke Kansas City’s three-game losing streak.
She originally injured her adductor at the end of the 2025 regular season, which caused her to be placed on the season-ending injury list.
Chawinga has been magnificent for the current season since joining the league in 2024. She’s such an important part of Kansas City’s development as they’re working under a new coach. Since coming to the league, she has won back-to-back MVP and the Golden Boot, so getting her back is huge for the Current.
Low of the Week
Champions League play is very competitive, and Arsenal and Chelsea were fighting to advance to the next round when Katie McCabe grabbed Alyssa Thompson’s hair and pulled her to the ground, stopping the Chelsea youngster from continuing her run to goal. The referee failed to even stop play and reward a foul, allowing play to continue despite McCabe really deserving a red card for the action. VAR also didn’t intervene to stop play, which they were allowed to do in that scenario.
With no foul called, Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor was outraged, and she received two yellow cards and was sent off for her reaction to the play.
It was an unfortunate miss that, had it been called, could have given Chelsea a player advantage and a set piece in the final moments of the match that they needed to score another goal in to advance. Referees can’t miss plays like that, which can easily be very dangerous to players, and it changes the game. Arsenal ended up losing 1-0, but they advanced to the semifinals 3-2 on aggregate.
News of the Week
The United States Women’s National Team will be back in action for three matches against Japan during the April international break. The first match will be on April 11 in San Jose, California, then they’ll travel to Seattle, Washington, for the match on the 14th, then the third and final match will be on the 17th in Commerce City, Colorado.
This week, head coach Emma Hayes announced the roster for the April camp, and it’s highlighted by the return of Sophia Wilson to the international stage. Wilson missed some time while on maternity leave, but she made her return to the field for the Portland Thorns in their first match of 2026.
Another exciting return is defender Tierna Davidson, who last played for the USWNT at the beginning of 2025 and then suffered an ACL tear while playing club soccer with Gotham. Davidson is a player who brings so much experience and leadership to the backline, so to have her back is huge for this group that’s going to be tested against a very good team in Japan.
These games against Japan will show where the USWNT is at right now, and Hayes will begin to narrow down her roster pool as the 2027 Women’s World Cup will approach quickly.
Upset of the Week
Brighton & Hove Albion got a massive upset this weekend when they knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup and advanced to the semifinals. The first half was scoreless, but it didn’t take long for Brighton to get on the board in the second half with Madison Haley scoring in the 48th minute. Then Caitlin Hayes doubled their lead 15 minutes later to put them in a good position to get the win. It’s just the fourth time that Brighton have advanced to the semifinals and the first since 2023. Arsenal did have some player rotation after playing a midweek Champions League game, but they didn’t perform great against Brighton, and it cost them.
Win of the Week
Wrexham made history this weekend by winning the Adran Premier title, which allows them to qualify for the Champions League tournament for the first time. They’ll play in the first qualifying round. They won’t know who they will have to play in that first match until the draw on June 18th. Wrexham actually lost their final match of the season against Swansea City, but they were still able to win the league. It’s the first time that Wrexham has ever won the Adran Premier, so it was an impressive feat for this club.
Goal of the Week
Cat Barry scored two goals in Lexington Sporting Club’s 2-0 win over DC Power, but the second goal was a thing of beauty. Barry got a hold of the ball in her own half and dribbled down the field when she noticed the goalkeeper off her line, so she took a long, long range shot, chipping the keeper and finding the back of the net.
Team of the Week
Barcelona got a big win in front of a sold-out crowd of over 60,000 people at Camp Nou. It’s amazing to see Barcelona get that crowd to watch a very talented team. They got a 6-0 win over Real Madrid with four goals coming in the first half. They advanced to the semifinals on a 12-2 aggregate. Barcelona will meet Bayern Munich in the semifinals, with the first match being on April 25.
Social Media Post of the Week
Angel City youngsters, Kennedy Fuller and Taylor Suarez, are just like us. The pair were so excited to meet the legendary Marta after their game against the Orlando Pride. Fuller seemed to be starstruck in front of someone she watched playing the game growing up. It’s a wholesome video that should be watched.
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