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The lasting image of Week 8 will be the looks on the faces of Angel City and Utah Royals players while Savy King was attended to and stretchered off the pitch at BMO Stadium and to a local hospital on Friday night. Fortunately, it appears King was and is stable and is going to be okay.
As for the actual soccer, we reopened Cream of the Crop this week and shuffled some teams around a bit.
Cream of the Crop
Kansas City Current (6-2-0, 18 pts; vs Bay FC; 4-1): For the first time in three games, Debinha and Temwa Chawinga started together, and for the first time in three games, the Current won. Coincidence? Maybe. Either way, they pounced early and never let Bay up for air. Debinha’s free kick goal was majestic. The only downside is that last week’s issue of defending set pieces reared its ugly head once more. A visit to Orlando looms on Friday night.
The best of the rest
Orlando Pride (5-2-1, 16 pts; @ Courage, 1-1): We’re about to learn a bit more about the 2025…
