{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/69d8c60acdaa3e377c62545c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Claire Hutton interview: A future USWNT captain in waiting","description":"<p>So what makes the youngest-ever captain in<strong> U.S. women’s national team</strong> history so wise beyond her years?</p><p><br></p><p>On this episode of <strong>Full Time Focus</strong>, <strong>host Jillian Sakovits </strong>sits down with <strong>USWNT and Bay FC midfielder Claire Hutton</strong> for a one-on-one interview. The duo chat about what was behind Hutton’s decision to turn pro at 17, her soccer role models, what it is like to be inside <strong>Emma Hayes’s </strong>leadership group on the USWNT, and how she’s grown after moving from the <strong>Kansas City Current</strong> to <strong>Bay FC</strong> in the <strong>NWSL</strong>.</p><p>_______________</p><p>HOST: Jillian Sakovits</p><p>GUEST: Claire Hutton</p><p>PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes</p><p>VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin</p><p>EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen</p><p>_______________</p><p>Referenced on the show:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7046151/2026/02/14/bay-fc-claire-hutton-emma-coates-next-chapter/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Claire Hutton trade was just Bay FC’s latest move as it begins new chapter with plenty to prove</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7039449/2026/02/11/uswnt-claire-hutton-joins-bay-fc-from-kc-current/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bay FC signs USWNT midfielder Claire Hutton in $1.1 million deal with Kansas City Current</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7097978/2026/03/08/emma-hayes-uswnt-shebelieves-rebuild/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Hayes’ rebuild of the USWNT is taking shape – and already reaping rewards</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6047288/2025/01/08/uswnt-futures-camp-emma-hayes-soccer/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">USWNT head coach Emma Hayes looks to ‘bridge a gap’ for ‘lost generation’ with Futures Camp</a></p><p>_______________</p><p>Get in touch:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:fulltime@theathletic.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime</p><p>Subscribe to our Youtube channel: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@theathleticfulltime\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p>Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠here⁠⁠</a></p><p>Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub <a href=\"https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠here</a></p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}