Urban Hype
Urban Calendar: This Week in Football – 5/9/2016
Urban Pitch is giving our readers a monthly calendar for players and fans interested in street football, freestyle and futsal tournaments and events. Check it out to keep up...
Street Football
Nike Shows Off Street Football Sports Car?
Continuing in the theme of street football commercials that don't make sense, Nike throws their hat in the ring by unveiling a new high-performance sports car ... wait, what? Our thoughts...
Futsal
UEFA Announces Expansion of Futsal Competitions
Changes are afoot for UEFA futsal. Following an Executive Committee meeting held last week in Helsinki, Finland, UEFA announced a major update to its futsal competitions lineup. The UEFA...
Futsal
WE United Launches First Women’s Futsal League in Nepal
The WE United Project, a football organization in Nepal led by and for women, recently launched the Mahila Premier League—the country's first-ever women's futsal league. With eight participating teams, the league...
Videos
Top 10 Tekkers of the Week
As we transition to a new presidency, one thing we can expect is change. Regardless of your feelings toward the Donald, you can't argue that his style is very different...
Urban Hype
Chicago Shows Street Skills Reign Supreme at Neymar Jr’s Five Qualifier
Neymar Jr's Five international street ball tournament continued across the country this past month, bringing the best crews across the globe closer to the ultimate match-up of small-sided football. On May 22,...
Futsal
Les Twins Play Futsal?!
The twins of "Les Twins" (pronounced "lai" because they're French, guys), have danced for Beyoncé and Missy Elliott, modeled for haute couture designer Jean Paul Gaultier, and easily move through an...
Spotlight
Urban Spotlight: Olivia Moultrie, the 11-Year Old Phenom Who’s Impacting American Youth Soccer
"When I started treating every day like an opportunity and training to be a professional, I really fell in love with the process of trying to become great."
Spotlight
USMNT Legend Cobi Jones Speaks on His Past, and Soccer’s Future
Last month, Urban Pitch featured LA Galaxy and USMNT legend Cobi Jones on a podcast where he spoke about his journey in soccer, starting as a walk-on at UCLA...
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...
Urban Hype
Japanese Footballer “King Kazu” Continues To Reign as World’s Oldest Pro Player
Kazuyoshi Miura—nicknamed "King Kazu" and one of Japan's greatest and most adored footballers—has added another bullet point to his extraordinary resume by becoming the oldest player to score in...
Street Football
Just Kickin’ It: The Importance of Street Football in Youth Soccer
There's nothing better than street ball on a sunny day. Growing up, I would always invite friends to play on the road next to my house. We would set up goals...
Futsal
TeamBackPack Drops Some Bars for Futsal Kids
TeamBackPack surprised the aspiring ballers of a recent 5v5 youth tournament hosted at UrbanFutsal LA. The Adidas-sponsored event treated the kiddies to some choice schwag while top artists Obvi, Catalyst, & X dropped...
Futsal
“Pelé: Birth of a Legend” Shows Icon’s Rise from Streets
The upcoming biopic "Pelé: Birth of a Legend" is scheduled to hit theaters on May 6 and by the looks of it stresses the Brazilian's street ball experience as fundamental...
Urban Hype
The Roundup: Upcoming Events in Street Football, Freestyle, and Futsal
FOMO is real. Stay up to date with our monthly Roundup series, which highlights some of the biggest and best freestyle, futsal and street football events across the globe.
Forget...
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...
Urban Hype
#GlobalCityFans Features L.A. Diehards in Latest Episode, with a Nod to Street Football and Futsal
Even if you're not a hardcore fan of English Premier team Manchester City, you'll appreciate this latest GlobalCityFans episode featuring the vibrant and diverse football culture in Los Angeles (and an interview with Urban Pitch...
Futsal
Adidas Invitational Brings Out Best of Youth Football in Los Angeles
This past Sunday, some of the best in youth football faced off at the The Base LA for Adidas' #FirstNeverFollows 5v5 Invitational. In Los Angeles, one can often find the highest levels of football ...
Editorial
Searching for the Perfect Street Ball: The SISM Street Weapon, the Official Ball of Tournaments Around the World
They say all you need is a ball. True, but which ball is best? Pele would say a sock full of newspaper is just fine. A freestyler might say...
Street Football
Top 10 Pros Playing Today Who Started Off with Street Football
Many professional soccer players today cut their teeth playing on the streets. In fact, many would argue it's those players who developed their sharp technique and out-of-the-box creativity in small-sided...
