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.

Top 10 Tekkers: Last Week of November!

For this week's Top 10 Tekkers, we celebrate the end of our favorite Turkey-stuffing, Netflix-surfing, butt-freezing month with a selection of sick tricks and slick skills to remind us all that, yeah, it...
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Heard on the Street: At the Manchester City Trophy Tour Stop in Atlanta

Celebrating the six domestic trophies won across its men's and women's teams last season, the Manchester City Trophy Tour made its stop in Atlanta last weekend. Featuring a re-creation...

Top 10 Tekkers: 3-Day Weekend Edition

Nothing gets the long weekend going like watching our favorite highlights of the latest and sickest tekkers. This week's best tricks and innovative moves will no doubt add inspiration on...
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Vibes Football Club Is Bringing A New Culture to Virginia’s Coastal Plain

Celebrating their one-year anniversary yesterday, Virginia-based Vibes Football Club is already making waves in the world of street football. We linked up with founder Sean Christein to discuss the...

Street Soccer USA Fights Homelessness with New York, San Francisco Cups

Street Soccer USA is back this year with a bang, featuring its popular street cup in three cities: Philadelphia, New York, and San Francisco. Touted as the “premier street soccer...
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Puma Jumps on Street Football Train, But Can They Compete?

Puma has finally decided to join Adidas and Nike on board the street football movement, and it's about time. The brand hasn't exactly screamed "street" or even "athletics" while it's partnered with...

Adidas Launches Ace and X Boots with L.A. Street Tourney

This past July, Adidas, Niky's Sports, and UrbanFutsal LA (sister company of Urban Pitch) collaborated on the company's "Be The Difference" promo and the launch of their new Ace and X...

Copa Univision Hosts 14th Annual 5v5 Tournament in Los Angeles

This past weekend, Univision held the Los Angeles leg of its 14th annual Copa Univision tournament, currently happening nationwide in select cities, and providing families with "the ultimate interactive ...

Rare Breeds: A Guide to the Unique Athletes Mastering the Two Worlds of Freestyle and Street Football

Freestyle and street football are often incorrectly thrown together in the same 'alt-soccer' category for those not familiar with the sports. But the comparison is like mixing up apples and fruit...

The Roundup: Events to Get Rid of That Summertime Sadness

FOMO is real. Stay up to date with our monthly Roundup series, which highlights some of the biggest and best street football and freestyle events both in the U.S....
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AS Velasca Has Turned the Fashion Capital of the World Into Their Own Blank Canvas

In the growing scene of amateur clubs with a heavy fashionable side, perhaps no other is more significant than AS Velasca. Like their counterparts Calcetto Eleganza, Guerrilla FC, and...
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2016 Year in Review

This year had a lot of remarkable highs and lows in the wide and ever-expanding world of the beautiful game. It was important for us here at Urban Pitch...
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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)...
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Worlds Collide in the New 4Freestyle x Copenhagen Panna House Street Football Collection

A collision of two urban sport powerhouses, the new 4Freestyle x Copenhagen Panna House collection is a landmark accomplishment for both street and freestyle football. Featuring two street editions...
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Kristoffer Liicht, Prince of Panna, Stops By L.A. and Shares His Urban Picks

We met up with pro street baller Kristoffer Liicht during the L.A. leg of his recent traveling spree to film some tutorials, hang out, and of course get his...

Jeand Doest Takes Down Police With Help of Leamssi (Warning: Do Not Attempt with LAPD)

Street ballers and police usually don't get along, but fortunately this takes place in Denmark, where apparently the five-o are willing to get their panna handed to them by street ballers. And...

Nike’s “Día de los Muertos” Tourney Establishes Brazuca Ballers as New Top Dogs

SoCal's top street ballers descended upon Long Beach this past November for Nike's #WinnerStays tourney and honored the dead by tearing up the court. Keeping in step with Cali's Xicano roots,...
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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...
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Adidas Opens The Base LA With an International Tango League Showdown

To initiate the opening of the new Base LA, the Los Angeles, New York and London Adidas Tango League champions duked it out in a high octane match that...

A Reporter Drives into the Desert and Finds One of the Most Entertaining Football Matches in Town

Ontario, California. Thirty-six miles from Downtown Los Angeles. A city best known for its outlet stores, airport, and vast stretches of unused, open land. Thirty-six miles of travel time...