Скачать или смотреть Crazy weeks for KC Current’s Izzy Rodriguez include new deal, big goal: SportsBeat KC

KC Current’s Izzy Rodriguez scored in her USWNT debut. Learn about a Kansas City soccer star’s rise & the NWSL team’s strong season in SportsBeat KC podcast.

It’s been a remarkable first half of the season for the Kansas City Current. With the team, like the rest of the NWSL, on its international break, let’s take stock of where things stand.

The Current is 11-2 and in first place by eight points. The team will take a six-game winning streak into the second half of the season when league play resumes on Aug. 1.

KC’s Temwa Chawinga, second in the league with eight goals, is bidding to become the NWSL’s first repeat MVP.

The Current hasn’t been idle during the break. The club is in the midst of the Teal Rising Cup, a four-team tournament played at CPKC Stadium, and several of Current players have been called up to national teams.

The list includes defender Izzy Rodriguez, who chatted with The Star on our weekly sports podcast, SportsBeat KC. Rodriguez made the most of her first USWNT appearance, with a goal against Ireland in a friendly match. She shares her reaction to that special moment and what it will take for the Current to continue its winning ways.

Also on the podcast, Star soccer contributor Daniel Sperry shares his take on the Current and looks ahead to the season’s second half.

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