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The Guardian - US
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Ella Brockway and Jeff Rueter

US midfielders Bethune and Hutton move in pair of blockbuster $1m NWSL trades

Croix Bethune NWSL Claire Hutton United States Current Spirit the Washington Spirit Washington Kansas City The Kansas City Current
Croix Bethune dribbles the ball.
Croix Bethune helped the Washington Spirit reach the NWSL final in back-to-back seasons. Photograph: Erin Chang/ISI Photos/Getty Images

Two of the best young midfielders in US women’s soccer were on the move Wednesday in a pair of seven-figure trades, shuffling up the NWSL landscape a month before the season begins.

Croix Bethune, the 2024 rookie and midfielder of the year, was traded from the Washington Spirit to the Kansas City Current for $1m. In a separate move, Kansas City traded Claire Hutton, a 2025 midfielder of the year finalist, to Bay FC in a $1.1m transaction.

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