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With a 50% viewership hike in the United States for the 2024-25 Serie A season, Italian soccer is just what American sports fans ordered. We speak with Serie A North America CEO Andy Mitchell to discuss the league's growth...
With a potential return of the Nike Hypervenom on the horizon, we look at what made the boot so special, and why its run was cut so short.   Murmurs. Rumours. We’re hearing that the Hypervenom might be making a return....
With the 2024-25 season wrapping up, look for these four Italian young talents to blossom into impact players — whether they stay in Serie A or make a move elsewhere.  It's no secret that Italy is far away from the...
The future of the Vancouver Whitecaps is a mystery, but one thing is for certain — they are going to make 2025 memorable. What’s the reason behind their success? Major League Soccer is many things, but it certainly isn’t predictable....
From picking a potential halftime show headliner to naming some of our favorite kits from America's lower divisions, we get into a wide range of topics and headlines in the latest episode of the Urban Pitch Podcast! The 2026 World...
Franco Mastantuono is the new wunderkind at River Plate in Argentina. The 17-year-old's style and player profile have generated a lot of hype, and his unique abilities stand out in a football world filled with cookie-cutter players who repeat...
Our Kit Battles series heads to Portugal, where bitter rivals Benfica and Sporting are embroiled in a tight title race. But more importantly, which club has the better kits? With just four matches remaining in the Primeira Liga season, Sporting...
The CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals are upon us, and we're guaranteed an MLS vs. Liga MX final. We preview what to expect from the penultimate round, and give our prediction of who'll advance to the final.  And then there were...
The 2025 Copa Libertadores is off and running. From sharp-dressed managers to young stars poised to break out, these are the biggest storylines to keep an eye on as the tournament progresses.  The UEFA Champions League is reaching its climax,...
Darío Dubois is a player of urban legend in Argentina — a symbol of times gone by and a voice of rebellion that Argentines are famously known for. Dubois spent his entire career in the lower divisions, but became...
Serie A continues to make inroads in North America, and the league's most recent initiative — a strategic partnership with the National Italian-American Foundation — will look to keep that trend going.  Since opening the league’s North American headquarters in...
With the football season racing to a spectacular finish, we now know the final four contenders for European glory. This round was pure mayhem, and we combed through the bedlam so you don’t have to. Welcome back to the Urban...
Travis Scott brought the street football vibes to Coachella with his "Mad Maximus" cage — where some of the best ballers across California went toe-to-toe and showed off their skills. We get some insight from the tournament from Jack...
In the midst of a battle atop the Serie A table, we pit the storied kit histories of Inter Milan and Napoli against each other.  As we near the end of the 2024-25 season, all eyes are on the title...
Celebrate 200 episodes of the Urban Pitch Podcast with a special discussion about the growth of soccer culture in the United States with Eli Lesser and Denise Jones. Episode 200 of the Urban Pitch Podcast is here, and it's a...
With a young core and charismatic manager, RC Strasbourg has gone from battling relegation to potentially qualifying for European competition in one season.  France’s Ligue 1 has long been regarded as one of the top leagues in the world for...
As we prepare for Little Simz's new album, Lotus, we take a look at the artist's football fandom and the run up to the highly anticipated project.  One of the most inspiring and thought-provoking artists today is Little Simz. The British...
The U.S. Open Cup doesn't just give us the magic of soccer across different divisions — it also puts some of the country's best kits on full display. The U.S. Open Cup third round is upon us, which means...
DC United was the standard-bearer of MLS in its early years. But in the league's ever-bothersome search for parity, the team’s early success led to it being dismantled as other clubs were largely behind. In 30 years of MLS, there...
Featuring a stacked foursome of global giants, the UEFA Women's Champions League semifinals are set to be appointment television. The UEFA Women’s Champions League is down to its final four, and you couldn’t have picked bigger clubs to reach this...