Kate Scott sits down in Milan, Italy, for an exclusive interview with USMNT star Christian Pulisic. In this in-depth conversation, Pulisic opens up about the pressure surrounding the U.S. Men’s National Team ahead of the World Cup, his relationship with Mauricio Pochettino after skipping the Gold Cup, and his conversations with Gio Reyna.
Pulisic also discusses what drives him and his personal goals at the highest level of the game — revealing whether he prefers the intensity of the World Cup or the thrill of the Champions League.
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00:00 – Life in Italy so far, learning Italian
01:44 – Getting back to full fitness, life outside of playing games
02:55 – Is Christian Pulisic in his prime?
03:25 – How long will Christian try to play for? Luka Modric’s influence
04:45 – Goals with AC Milan, is the Scudetto the only possible outcome?
05:38 – Christian Pulisic’s chess expertise
06:35 – Christian’s Croatian heritage
07:28 – Karaoke with Pulisic and Modric
09:38 – Pressure of being a goalscorer
11:20 – Trust with the media, social media presence, documentary
15:20 – 2026 World Cup influence/pressure
17:50 – Abstaining from National Team duty in November
18:30 – What advice did Christian give to Gio Reyna?
20:00 – Mauricio Pochettino’s influence on the USMNT
22:29 – World Cup vs. Champions League?
24:13 – What were Christian’s hopes as a kid?
25:00 – Footballing idols, Figo, Rooney, etc.
26:51 – Christian’s Mike Wazowski tattoo
27:20 – Dream USMNT five-a-side team
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Bravo Christian
PuliGOAT 🇺🇸
Why on earth is she talking with an American accent😂?
The Gio question was odd
Kate Scott deserves more money than all WNBA players combined
Two cuties ❤
I love the little shot at the end to old us players who threw him under the bus so he chose current players 😂😅 dempsey is my guy tho he chouldve said his name
Nice job Kate, great interview. Enjoyed that a lot, you asked good questions and Christian looked very relaxed.
CP is so much more comfortable and mature. Happy to see him grow personally and settle in to stardom, whether he likes it or not.
– a fellow introvert
Nice dude, wish he played in the Premier league longer.
Seems to spend more time on a network couch than on the pitch fighting for his country
Fantastic interview by Kate, most relaxed I’ve seen Captain America. I also loved in his own way how he encouraged Gio outwardly. Said they didn’t talk a lot but he made him feel better on the field.
You know he good when he loves Monsters inc ❤
Christian Pulisic is very modest. That header in Ohio is the moment that his generation took the reins of CONCACAF. His team made the shirt because they believed in him. They knew he was going to score and he was the man to make a statement. It says a lot that goal is his favorite.
What sneakers is Pulisic wearing? They look fire.
Good lord, Christian Pulisic is boring
u can't hate this guy. Finally one of top elite charismatic american athletes made it into football. It took a while. Decades of being impressed by Cassius Clay, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps an American of that stature finally made it into football. Veryyyyyyy naaaaaiceeeeeeee #boratvoice
Mike on the CL trophy is insane
2:37 Trust in Gods timing LOL. What was that?
How can you not love this young man. Very earnest and genuine. So talented and with the pressure this crazy Fandom puts on him and others. I have to applaud him. And wish him the very best in the rest of his career. And Kate is Superb
phenomenal interview, from the us but honestly have felt disconnected from the national team post world cup and more keeping up with portugal since thats where my moms side immigrated from the same island ronaldos from but honestly puli gives me hope for the next generation of us ballers. talked about wanting to inspire the next generation of kids hope his impact can help combat some of the pay to play issue in the us that affects all youth sports but soccer especially
She's good but she finishes his thoughts a bit too much.
the lebron james of soccer
Very good player. Unfortunately too fragile…gets hurt easily and spends too much time on disabled list.
If you're going to interview someone, learn to pronounce their last name correctly.
The guy that does the trump dance and then says he doesn't want attention? Yea no, hard pass.
Interview better people CBS
Best interview ever!!
Kate is so good with interviews