Freestyle

Blending artistry and technical prowess, freestyle football focuses on moves not necessarily designed for in-game purposes. Predominantly juggling and aerial tricks, often performed in complex combos, freestyle allows the individual to create their own personal style. As one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, it has become a rich outlet for performance and a site of high-level competition.

Freestyler’s Playlist: German No. 2 and Freestyle Veteran Philippe Gnannt

Beginning in 2006, Philippe Gnannt has unfolded a lengthy and successful career in freestyle as one of the sport's more tenured athletes. While he has competed in major events...
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The Roundup: The Biggest and Best Upcoming Freestyle and Street Football Events!

FOMO is real. Stay up to date with our monthly Roundup series, which highlights some of the biggest and best freestyle and street football events across the globe. While the...

Top 10 Tekkers: Freestyle Fever

While the last edition of Top 10 Tekkers highlighted some of the world's best up-and-coming ground movers, this week's comes to you by way of the freestylers. We have...

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.

Who to Watch: Keyl Skills is the 8-Year-Old Freestyler with Big Skill

There are freestyle footballers all over the world that have amazed us with their unique skills and work ethic. But there’s one young up-and-comer that is kind of blowing...
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The Eight Biggest Highlights From the Jam-Packed 2018 UK-Ireland Freestyle Championships

With a spot at the Red Bull Street Style World Finals on the line, the best freestylers in the United Kingdom and Ireland collided in the 2018 UK-Ireland National...

Daniel Got Hits Holds Nothing Back on F2 Diss Track

Freestyler and rapper Daniel Got Hits has dropped a controversial diss track aimed at the ever-so-popular F2 Freestylers. While many freestylers have enjoyed the track's jabs at Jeremy Lynch, it isn't...
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The Five Biggest Highlights from the Second Installment of the Ultimate Freestyle Championships

Back for a second round, the Ultimate Freestyle Championships in the UK was yet another success. Organized in part by our very own Stephen Gray, we look back on...
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Gunther Celli Continues His Reign Over Italian Freestyle With Yet Another National Title

Cementing his place at this year's Red Bull Street Style World Finals, Gunther Celli has once again proven that he is Italy's finest. Now having gone 10 years without...

Adventures at Super Ball: An Inside Look at the King of Freestyle Events

UK freestyler and Urban Pitch contributor Steve Gray gives us an insider's look at his time at Super Ball, the biggest and best freestyle event the world has to...

Patience, Persistence, and Passion: Argentina’s Charly Iacono is Finally World Freestyle Champ

Carlos Alberto Iacono, aka Charly, is a persistent man. A tried-and-true competitor, Charly is well-known and well-liked on the freestyle circuit, someone who has earned respect for his athleticism, composure,...

Freestyler’s Playlist: Ryan Sagayaga Proudly Reps Hawai’i as the State’s Only Freestyler

As Ryan Sagayaga embarks on improving himself as a football freestyler, he also has a mission to help grow the sport throughout Hawai'i. You see, Sagayaga is currently the...
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Urban Lens: The City of Angels with Caitlyn Schrepfer Freestyle

In addition to being Urban Pitch's Resident Pro, Caitlyn Schrepfer also happens to be one of the top female freestylers in the world. We met up with Schrepfer on a recent...

The World of Woo: Retracing a Revolutionary in Freestyle

In a previous article, Urban Pitch featured an exclusive interview with freestyle pioneer Mr. Woo Hee Yong, a living legend of sorts who has broken multiple world records and is...
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Is Erlend Fagerli the New Norwegian Freestyle King After Winning Back-to-Back Championships?

A country that has produced some of freestyle's greatest athletes, Norway's national championship is always extremely competitive. Despite top competitors Tobias Becs and Brynjar Fagerli absent with injury and...
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These are the Breaks: Max Meyer’s B-Boy-Inspired Freestyler’s Playlist

Through his infallible work ethic and attention to detail, 11-year freestyle veteran Max Meyer has not only cemented himself as one of the top freestylers in Germany, but in...

Thiago Saltori is Unlike Any Freestyler You’ll Ever Meet

Brazilian veteran freestyler Thiago Saltori is a true original. Whether it’s his unorthodox style or his vast knowledge in Chinese medicine, Saltori has always gone against the grain —...

Top 10 Tekkers: Featuring Jeand Doest, Ahmed Rakaba, Tobias Becs and More!

It's hard to believe that we're a quarter way through 2017 already. As the spring flowers begin to bloom, here are some of the sweetest moves, tricks, and techniques...

Have We Finally Reached the Age of the 4-Rev?

As the level of talent in freestyle continues to improve, it is only a matter of time before we see the first 4-rev trick landed. But who will be...

Don’t Fake the Funk: Kosuke Takahashi’s Freestyler’s Playlist

Kosuke Takahashi has been busy building a name for himself in the increasingly competitive world of freestyle. After winning the Asian Freestyle Football Championship in 2015, he followed that up with...