Urban Hype
Adidas Fosters Creation with 3-Day “Mercury Center” Lab
Adidas is having a moment, and it may be one of its most impressive yet within its long history as once-reigning king of global soccer. It is true Adidas has been...
Freestyle
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...
Street Football
Dutch Street Master Visits Garnier’s S3 Society for Paris Football Week
Easy, man! Jeand Doest, the chillaxed Dutch street baller with an endless appetite for Bang, Bang, visited S3 Society this past weekend for Paris Football Week. Doest got an invitation from the sensei...
Urban Hype
USA Freestyle Soccer Championships to Be Hosted at University of Illinois
Freestyle contenders will test themselves against the best in the nation on July 7 at the University of Illinois, Chicago, where previous U.S. champ Khoa Nguyen (Seattle) will attempt to defend his title ...
Spotlight
From Vietnam to Ireland, Nam the Man Spreads the Passion and Promise of Freestyle Football
Hoai-Nam Nguyen is many things to many people. In Vietnam, Nguyen is a walking embodiment of freestyle football. To an expert like Mr. Woo, he's one of the most...
Freestyle
L.A.’s Alex Mendoza Wins Second USA Freestyle Championship Title
The country's best freestylers assembled in Chicago last week to share tricks, show off moves—and determine the identity of the best freestyler around.
And after trimming down 35 entries to...
Freestyle
The Round-Up: Coming Up in Street Ball, Futsal, and Freestyle
Summer's going by fast, and to get your calendar right, we've put together the latest events to look out for in street football, futsal, and freestyle. Sign up to...
Freestyle
Tobias Becs Breaks His Own No Touch World Record, Watch It Here!
Norway's Tobias Becs, a F3-ranked top 16 freestyler and former European, World, and Norwegian champion, just broke his own world record of No Touch Alternate Mitch ATW's. The pro...
Street Football
Who to Watch: Russia’s New Street Ballers
Along with the noticeable rise of street football in the U.S., the street game hype is happening all over the world, with exciting talent popping up all over the place with a variety of unique styles. Russia is one area...
Freestyle
Busking and the Reliable Olympic Star
In an Olympics that has admittedly had its fair share of downs, there is one trusty, enduring source for attendees hoping to enjoy not only the competitive games but...
Freestyle
Super Ball 2016: The Holy Grail of Freestyle Competitions Was a Week of Battles, Partying, and Shocking Upsets
For anyone in the small but quickly growing community of freestyle, Super Ball is universally known as the penultimate competition, an annual event every serious and aspiring freestyler prepares for tirelessly...
Freestyle
10 Amazing Places Freestylers Have Performed Around the World
Popularity and visibility of freestyle football is spreading across the world with talent posing and posting their skills in amazing places around the globe. From North America to Europe and Asia,...
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...
Music
The Freestyler’s Playlist: Hip-Hop Essentials
There's a few things you'll never find a freestyler without: a ball, a camera, bare legs, and headphones or a portable radio to play their choice of jams. Many blend their...
Freestyle
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...
Freestyle
What’s the Best Ball for Freestyling? The Pros Weigh In …
Freestylers are notoriously protective of their ball—try to borrow it or deflate it, and you'll soon see a happy freestyler go into angry mama bear mode. Why so picky? In...
Videos
Top 10 Street Football Skills From Last Year’s European Season to Get You Fired Up
Last season in Europe we were treated to some nice skills that we normally see on the streets and here at Urban Pitch we'd like to show you some of the best to get you hyped up about the current ongoing tournaments
Freestyle
Meet Caitlyn Schrepfer: Our New Resident Pro and the Contender Looking to Be Champ
At 20 years old, Caitlyn Schrepfer is currently one of a handful of professional female freestylers on the planet. Altho she'll be the first to tell you the ranking...
Music
Freestyler’s Playlist: Michael Bliss
This edition of Freestyler's Playlist is courtesy of Michael Bliss, a freestyler out of Madison, Wisconsin.
Bliss began playing soccer at an early age and continued throughout high school, where...
Street Football
From Superflys to Jordans, Here Are Some of the Sickest Designs in Street Football Boots
When it comes to football footwear, soccer brands are pushing creativity to the max as they evolve their designs for the latest cleats and flats. The intense rivalry to...
