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NWSL Golden Boot race: Can anyone overtake Temwa Chawinga or Barbra Banda?

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The 2026 National Women’s Soccer League season is the biggest yet, with 16 teams vying for a title. And yet, with a little more than half the season completed, the likelihood of a player taking the Golden Boot crown from Kansas City Current’s Temwa Chawinga, and eclipsing her record of 20 goals in 2024, is already shrinking. As the NWSL approaches the business end of the 2026 season, the league’s top scorer title is very much up for grabs — which is exciting. The two perennial frontrunners, Chaw

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