{"id":242885,"date":"2026-05-11T16:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/the-return-of-temwa-chawinga-equalizer-soccer\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:06:25","slug":"the-return-of-temwa-chawinga-equalizer-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/the-return-of-temwa-chawinga-equalizer-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"The return of Temwa Chawinga \u2013 Equalizer Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-feat-img\" class=\"left relative\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USATSI_28924522-1000x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1000\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-post-feat-img--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mvp-feat-caption\">May 10, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA;  Kansas City Current players celebrate after a goal by Temwa Chawinga (6) during the second half of the match against Chicago Stars FC at CPKC Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kylie Graham-Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Week 7 saw a Temwa Chawinga explosion, another shutout for the Royals, struggles in Houston and Los Angeles, and a character-building point for the Boston Legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 11 thoughts from the weekend. We\u2019ll do this every Monday following NWSL match weeks. Some points will be factual, some will be opinion based. And some will just be random statements or observations.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s dig in!<\/p>\n<p>I. Chawinga, Chawinga, Chawinga<\/p>\n<p>Temwa Chawinga, welcome to the 2026 season. It\u2019s remarkable how much better things look in Kansas City with the club\u2019s star striker hitting form. The two-time Golden Boot winner began cutting into this year\u2019s deficit \u2014 Barbra Banda nailed her eighth two nights prior \u2014 with her first NWSL hat trick to send the Current over the Stars, 3-0. 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