About this episode

Jillian Sakovits interviews U.S. midfielder Croix Bethune about her career, the national team's upcoming events, and her personal aspirations for 2026.

On this episode of Full Time Focus , host Jillian Sakovits sits down with USWNT and Kansas City Current midfielder Croix Bethune for a one-on-one interview. The duo chats about the 25-year-old’s career-shaping move away from Washington Spirit, the U.S. women's national team's trip to Brazil one year before the World Cup and her three manifestations for 2026. Plus, hear Croix's thoughts on Current head coach Chris Armas , what it's like to have Triple Espresso back with the national team and the bring she brought with her to Brazil. _______________ HOST: Jillian Sakovits GUEST: Croix Bethune This podcast was produced by The Athletic . _______________ Referenced on the show: Mallory Swanson returns to USWNT as ‘Triple Espresso’ reunites for Brazil friendlies Triple Espresso, to go: USWNT trio happy to be back together ahead of friendlies in Brazil NWSL championship returning to Washington, D.C., in 2026: Sources _______________ Get in touch:  ⁠⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Subscribe to our Youtube channel: here Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub ⁠⁠here Hosted on Acast. See…

People in this episode

Host: Jillian Sakovits

Guest: Croix Bethune

Topics covered

• women's soccer
• interview
• career moves
• national team
• manifestation
• coaching

Keywords

• Croix Bethune
• U.S. women's national team
• Kansas City Current
• Washington Spirit
• Chris Armas
• manifestation
• Brazil
• Mallory Swanson
• NWSL championship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington Spirit, U.S. women's national team, Kansas City Current, The Athletic

Places: Brazil

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