Urban Hype
The Best Shoes For Street Football, According to the Pros
To quote the great Mars Blackmon, "It's gotta be the shoes." Whether it's industry stalwarts like Nike and Adidas, or smaller competitors like New Balance or Puma, a street...
Street Football
Neymar Jr. Documentary Credits Brazilian’s Success to His “Pure Joy” for Football
A new Neymar Jr. documentary by FourFourTwo is available online and sheds light on the Brazilian phenom's journey to becoming one of the best contemporary players in the world....
Photography
Urban Lens: Street Football in São Paulo, Brazil
Brazilians often refer to their country as "o País do Futebol" meaning "the country of football." Their passion for the beautiful game is so thoroughly embedded in their vibrant...
Urban Hype
New Balance Goes Grassroots in Soccer Expansion with “Blackout Squad”
Last March, New Balance launched a bold new campaign offering a select few amateur soccer players the chance to be treated like pros as part of their extension into the...
Tutorials
Signature Move with Street Baller Gilbert Bita
In the first of our Signature Move series, we highlight street baller Gilbert Bita who demonstrates an elite move that's infused with his unique flair and Kenyan roots.
Kenyan footballer,...
Videos
Top 10 Tekkers: 2017 Edition!
For those of us in the doldrums after the holidays, we bring you this week's Top 10 Tekkers! After all, what better way to ring in the new year...
Photography
Urban Lens: A Day at the Beach in Porto, Portugal
The second largest city in Portugal, Porto is blessed with a coastline of long, clean, sandy beaches. The popular beach spot Praia de Matosinhos attracts a young, sporty crowd and...
Spotlight
Yassine ‘Coyote’ is Living a Cooler Life than You, or: How to Stop Worrying and Just Ball
Yassine Abderrahim is a busy man. Between Instanbul, Doha, Brussels, San Francisco, and countless other amazing global destinations, the multi-faceted street baller and freestyler is currently living life at 100....
Urban Hype
2016 Year in Review
This year had a lot of remarkable highs and lows in the wide and ever-expanding world of the beautiful game. It was important for us here at Urban Pitch...
Videos
Top 10 Tekkers for the New Year
New Year, new tekkers! This week, we have another 10 inspiring videos with cool tricks and ideas to impress your family and friends for the holidays!
10. Spicy Ground Moves
A great mix...
Photography
Urban Lens: A Rainy Day in Borneo
On the island of Borneo, as children laugh and play in the rain, we witness unmitigated joy and freedom and are reminded of our own childhood memories of fun, rainy...
Street Football
Film Review: “Ballon sur Bitume” is a Glimpse into the Culture Behind French Street Football
Ballon sur Bitume, meaning concrete football, is an engrossing 50-minute documentary that offers viewers a chance to immerse themselves in the culture of los banlieues. Los banlieues are the suburbs in France,...
Urban Hype
Last-Minute Gift Ideas for the Footballer in Your Life
With just a few days left until Christmas, you may be like me and still have most (if not all) of your Christmas shopping left to do. Not to...
Photography
Urban Lens: Manchester City Meets L.A.’s Street Ballers
This edition of Urban Lens retraces the memorable afternoon Manchester City paid a visit to the City of Angels. While here, we collaborated with the world-renowned football club to explore...
Spotlight
The Grind Never Stops: A One-On-One Conversation with IT10’s Mo Ali
Making it as a professional athlete in any sport is no easy feat. What's so often glamorized in media is in truth a grueling process that entails thousands of hours...
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...
Street Football
Watch it Here: Baller Select Highlight Video
Baller Select is an underground tournament created by UrbanFutsal LA, where the top street teams in a city are invited to compete in a short-sided 5v5 tournament. On Dec....
Street Football
Baller Select: L.A. Women’s Edition
On a breezy and sunny day in Los Angeles, CA, some of the most gifted women's soccer talent in southern California, and arguably the U.S., came to an empty parking...
Photography
Urban Lens: In Old Havana, Cuba, a Young Boy and His Football
Cuba remains a beautiful, contradictory island brimming with rum, remnants of the revolution, and diesel cars juxtaposed alongside tourists and signs of encroaching modernity. In this edition of Urban...
Urban Hype
The Round-Up: Coming Up in Street Football, Futsal, and Freestyle
2016 is rapidly coming to a close, so let's check out the remaining street football, futsal, and freestyle events for the year, as well as a few events in...
