Urban Hype
The Round-Up: Your Street Ball, Futsal, and Freestyle Events Coming this Fall
We got your fall street football, freestyle, and futsal events in our Urban Pitch calendar below. Check it out!
HBfutsal Huntington Beach Street Soccer Tournament, 9/17 Huntington Beach, CA
The set-up for this tournament...
Urban Hype
Chicago Shows Street Skills Reign Supreme at Neymar Jr’s Five Qualifier
Neymar Jr's Five international street ball tournament continued across the country this past month, bringing the best crews across the globe closer to the ultimate match-up of small-sided football. On May 22,...
Street Football
5 Amazing Pitches that Prove Football Can be Played Anywhere
Street football in many places is part of the identity of the city where it's played. From the colorful sceneries of South America to the urban landscapes of North America...
Futsal
“Pelé: Birth of a Legend” Shows Icon’s Rise from Streets
The upcoming biopic "Pelé: Birth of a Legend" is scheduled to hit theaters on May 6 and by the looks of it stresses the Brazilian's street ball experience as fundamental...
Editorial
The Adidas v. Nike Scorecard: How Adidas is Outperforming a Giant by Going Back to Its Roots
The race to be the biggest sports brand in the world has been a long, storied battle. It seemed like the contest was over after Nike established its empire and won...
Futsal
Iran’s Futsal Team Wins Gold, Garners Elite Status at AFC Championships
The Iran women's national futsal team has already made its mark on the global scene by winning gold at the first Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Futsal Championship, held...
Futsal
Ricardinho and Amandinha Take Home Repeat Futsal Player of the Year Awards, Plus Best Young Player and Team Named
It may already be May, but awards season isn't quite over just yet. The 2016 FutsalPlanet Awards were announced over the weekend, with some familiar faces in the winner's circle....
Fashion
An Ode to the Nike Gato
One of Nike's most popular indoor shoe models, the Gato has survived through multiple designs, technology, and even a discontinuation. Recently released in an all-new form, we take a...
Urban Hype
The Roundup: Finish 2017 Strong and Start 2018 Stronger With These Upcoming Events!
FOMO is real. Stay up to date with our monthly Roundup series, which highlights some of the biggest and best freestyle, futsal and street football events across the globe.
We...
Futsal
Kurukuru Set to Represent Oceania Region in 2016 Futsal World Cup
If there's one team that will inspire fans and followers of the upcoming FIFA Futsal World Cup, to be hosted by Colombia next month, it will surely be the Solomon Islands...
Urban Hype
For the Black Army Supporters Group, Passion, Unity, and the Search for a Club Worthy of Repping L.A.
By many accounts, The Black Army 1850 is your dream supporters group—endlessly energetic, fiercely loyal, with an incredible repertoire of 80s New Wave parody songs they'll croon at the top of their lungs ...
Videos
Top 10 Tekkers to Ring in February
It’s that time of the week again. Pull up a chair, grab some popcorn and enjoy this week’s Top 10 Tekkers, just in time to ring in the new month.
Futsal
U.S. Youth Futsal Crowns National Champs
The 2017 U.S. Youth Futsal (USYF) National Championships wrapped up this past week in Roeland Park and New Century, Kansas, where nearly 150 teams vied for medals in male and...
Urban Hype
The Roundup: Upcoming Freestyle, Futsal, and Street Football Events to Kick Off 2018
FOMO is real. Stay up to date with our monthly Roundup series, which highlights some of the biggest and best freestyle, futsal and street football events across the globe.
Time...
Urban Hype
The Roundup: Upcoming Events From Around the World to Cure Your Post-Summer Hangover
FOMO is real. Stay up to date with our monthly Roundup series, which highlights some of the biggest and best freestyle, futsal and street football events across the globe.
Though...
Spotlight
Play Like There’s No Tomorrow: Bruno Meyer Simoes On Pro Football’s Hidden Grind and the Hunger of Brazilian Players
By Christine Kwon / Guest Contributor
The pinnacle of professional football, with all of its glory and glamor, is the dream job of countless kids (and adults) around the world....
Urban Hype
The Round-Up: Upcoming Street Football, Freestyle, and Futsal Events
2016 is almost over, but that doesn't slow down the devoted baller or freestyler. With some of the biggest events of the year coming up, it's time to get fired up...
Videos
Top 10 Tekkers for the Holidays
It's that time for more of our favorite tekker videos! From ping pong solo cup tricks to "soccer bowling," here's some of the new trends happening this holiday season.
10. Ice ... Soccer?
WINTER...
Futsal
Skills From Down Under: A One-on-One Conversation with Aussie Futsaler Daniel Cappellaro
When it comes to skills, you either have it or you don't. Australian native Daniel Cappellaro — aka D10 — has got it. We had a chance to talk to the 31-year-old skill fanatic about his experience in futsal and what the future holds for D10.
Futsal
What Happens When You Mix Retired EPL’ers, Pro Futsalers, Street Ballers, and Ronaldinho? Premier Futsal League.
Premier Futsal. It's here, possibly the most insane display of wide-ranging football talent in one league, and it's all happening in India. That's right, over the past couple of weeks, elite footballers,...
