Reigning MVP Temwa Chawinga scored on her first shot of the new National Women's Soccer League season and the Kansas City Current defeated the Portland Thorns 3-1.

Reigning NWSL MVP Temwa Chawinga scored in the second minute for the host Kansas City Current, who posted a 3-1 victory over the Portland Thorns in both teams' season opener on Saturday. Chawinga, who led NWSL with 20 goals in 2024,

The 2025 National Women’s Soccer League season is underway. On Saturday afternoon, two clubs hopeful to get off to a good start meet as the KC Current hosts the Portland Thorns.

A win on the field and a win in love! Ellie Wheeler just lived her dream recently! Fans witnessed some wonderful sights on the field on Saturday. First, it was a victory for the KC Current after they defeated the Portland Thorns by 3-1.

If you did a cut/paste on the Current’s 2024 record, dropping it into the standings from past NWSL seasons, KC would have the best mark in all but one of those years (2018). In 2024, the Current’s record left the club in fourth place, just one point away from second. The standings were tight at the top.

Temwa Chawinga breaks away and finishes neatly to make it Kansas City Current 1-0 Portland Thorns in the NWSL.