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...
Futsal
Brazil Once Again the Paralympic’s Brilliant Champions in Football 5-a-Side
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably gotten wind of the Paralympics in Rio this past September, during which athletes with a range of disabilities brought the fire to the Games and...
Urban Hype
Hip-Hop and Football: L.A. Rapper Jez Dior Talks His Love for the Beautiful Game
In the diverse city of Los Angeles, the football community football collides with music, art, and culture in an enigmatic way. The city paves avenues and pathways for just...
Street Football
Nike Looks to Recreate Sneaker Culture Through Street Football
The almost cult-like experience of sneaker culture is nothing new. From New York's inner-city youth repping Nike Air Force 1s in the early 80s to the surge in popularity and...
Spotlight
Tamra Dae Went from Beauty Salons to College Ball to Competitive Bodybuilding, and Proved One Door Closed is Another Opened
Tamra Dae is the kind of multi-dimensional athlete who can excel in any number of sports, but throughout her formative years, she chose soccer above the others. So when an injury...
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
Tutorials
We Tested the Scorpion Nike Tutorial to See if It’s Realistic in Game Play. Here’s What We Found …
The new Nike Soccer App is trying really, really hard to get players involved with an app—from interactive quizzes to pickup game meet-ups, the app is ...
Tutorials
World Renowned Street Baller Breaks Down the Nike Soccer App ‘Zig-Zag’ Move
This week in our Nike App review series, Kristoffer Liicht of Copenhagen Panna House fame and college baller Yasmyn Andrade give a real-world treatment to the Nike FootballX Skills...
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...
Urban Hype
Results: 2016 Soccer in Slow Motion Tournament Returns with Amazing Battles and Inspired Talent
Last weekend, the Soccer in Slow Motion (SISM) tournament kicked off with some promising talent from all over the globe, all of them eager to show off their talents...
Tutorials
Nike Soccer App Review: The Speed Touch
This week in our Nike App review series, we take on a drill that requires only a wall, football, and couple of friends. The Speed Touch is a variation...
Featured
Rafael Spajic on How He Became One of the Top Panna Players in the World
When 27-year-old Rafael Spajic first moved to Croatia from Switzerland, he was excited to find a street court next to his house. It was on this pitch he would...
Spotlight
The Father-Son Duo of STR Skill School is Taking Football to New Heights, One YouTube Video at a Time
Steve Roberts isn't your typical soccer coach. Yes, he has a UEFA B category coaching license, but instead of working full time as a soccer coach, he makes YouTube videos for a...
Urban Hype
The Round-Up: Upcoming Street Football, Freestyle, and Futsal Events
2016 is almost over, but that doesn't slow down the devoted baller or freestyler. With some of the biggest events of the year coming up, it's time to get fired up...
Street Football
In Thailand, Unusable Spaces are Transformed into Vibrant Football Fields
By many accounts football is one of the most accessible sports in the world, based on the premise that all it takes to play the game is a couple...
Urban Hype
SkillTwins Release Street Football-Inspired Video Game
Popular footballers and insanely gifted futsalers Jakob and Josef El-Zein, better known as the SkillTwins, launched their official street football-inspired game earlier this month, and it's like no other...
Spotlight
Pro Skimboarder Yasmyn Andrade Sets Her Sights on New Goals as She Completes College Soccer
Often seen cruising on her skateboard or riding the waves on her skimboard, Yasmyn Andrade is living the Southern California dream. Originally from a Brazilian beach town called Recreio dos Bandeirantes...
Street Football
5 Amazing Pitches that Prove Football Can be Played Anywhere
Street football in many places is part of the identity of the city where it's played. From the colorful sceneries of South America to the urban landscapes of North America...
Tutorials
Is the Nike ‘Tac-Tac’ Move a Rip-Off? We Investigated
When Nike first released a video tutorial of the Tac-Tac move as part of the Nike FootballX Skills series, it caused a good amount of controversy, with the online...
Urban Hype
In Atlanta, the First Football Field In a Metro Station Builds Community Through Soccer
Something revolutionary is happening in Atlanta, GA, and it could easily spread to other big cities. Non-profit organization Soccer in the Streets, in conjunction with Atlanta United and the...
