Reeves is reportedly the team’s official barista, beginning work soon after sunrise at the squad’s hotel in Dana Point, California. Players and staff are said to gather around 6:30, turning the cart into an informal meeting point before training, meetings and recovery work.
The report says Reeves prepares everything from Americanos and cortados to flat whites, matchas and iced drinks. Her estimate is roughly 150 to 200 beverages a day during the tournament - a sizeable operation built around routine rather than luxury.
That routine appears to matter. In a tournament environment, where travel, pressure and tactical demands can dominate every hour, familiar rituals offer players a brief sense of normality.
Scally is described as one of Reeves’s most enthusiastic regulars. The defender reportedly said he would be a barista if he were not a footballer and ranked coffee among the three things he could not live without.
His strongest praise was simple: “Significa muito ter uma barista conosco.” For Scally, Reeves helps the squad start its mornings and afternoons with energy and focus.
The account says her relationship with the team began during an earlier training period in Austin. Her ability to remember individual orders reportedly helped bring her back when the World Cup approached.
Reeves’s role also demands serious preparation. The report describes her testing espresso shots, adjusting syrups and recalibrating equipment as conditions change. She travels with an espresso machine, grinders and a large collection of supplies.
Her day apparently ends differently from the players’. “Depois da partida, é hora de dormir para mim,” Reeves said. The next storyline will be whether that small coffee ritual continues to provide the United States with a calm meeting point as the matches grow more intense.