Street Football

Street football, or street soccer, is played on a concrete pitch or outdoors on makeshift courts. A fast-paced, short-sided game, it melds together a high degree of skill, personal style, and quick decision-making. Already a global phenomenon, street football has been a training ground for some of the world’s greatest ballers.

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Urban Pitch Staff Picks: The Ultimate Five-A-Side Team

In the latest edition of Urban Pitch Staff Picks, we are determined to find which pro footballers would make up the perfect five-a-side team. Chosen through a (albeit confusing)...

Top 10 Tekkers for the End of the World

Even as the world nudges closer and closer to what seems like inevitable, mutually assured destruction, we footballers can still count on the beauty of the game and its unifying...
Red Bull Neymar Jr's Five San Diego

San Diego Showcases Top Teams from Both Sides of the Border in Neymar Jr’s Five

As the qualifiers for Neymar Jr's Five enters its latter stages, we visited San Diego to witness eager, talented players compete for a place in the U.S. finals in Miami. San...

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....
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Urban Lens: The ZZ10 Playground is a Beacon Inside One of Paris’ Largest Banlieues

Nestled in the shadows of the Stade de France in Saint-Denis is a much smaller, yet just as important playing field. Opened last summer in honor of the 20-year...
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Born From South Africa’s Townships, Kasi Flava is a Dynamic Style All Its Own

Most soccer fans are familiar with the idea of "Joga Bonito," the Brazilian style of football that provides swagger while giving players extra room for creative play. But did you know that South Africa...