Urban Hype
The Roundup: Upcoming Summer Events That You Can’t Miss
Stay up-to-date with the latest freestyle, futsal, and street football events upcoming this summer. You're not going to want to miss any of these.
Photography
Urban Lens: The Tubaína Cup in the Brazilian District of Cohab de Taipas
In the Brazilian district of Cohab de Taipas, located on the outskirts of São Paulo, we see that the all-important neighborhood tournament is still alive and well.
Street Football
Neymar Jr.’s Five U.S. National Finals: A Battle of Pure Passion
The beautiful game "joga bonita" only requires two ingredients: a ball and pure passion.
Urban Hype
Street Soccer USA’s National Cup Shares the Beautiful Game With Those in Need
Street Soccer USA held its second annual National Cup from June 9-11, featuring teams from across the U.S. comprised of players dealing with homelessness, poverty, addiction, and other challenges vying for a national championship crown.
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."
Freestyle
Top 10 Tekkers to Kick Off Summer
As summer season begins, it's officially time to bring in the sun rays along with some of the favorite highlights from the past week. This week's top tekkers covers several mind-blowing...
Urban Hype
Neymar Jr. Lights up East LA at Nike Block Party
A kaleidoscopic mix of ballers, shot callers and power brokers mingled in with business owners, media influencers and wannabe pretenders were all crammed into a raucous block party to witness the unveiling of both mural and world-renowned athlete.
Street Football
Witnessing Rotterdam’s New Generation of Street Footballers at Neymar Jr’s Five
We witness a new generation continuing the important tradition of ballers from Rotterdam exhibiting their unique combination of technical skill and street culture.
Urban Hype
2017 Pannahouse Invitationals: An Unforgettable Experience
Last year’s competition saw Soufiane Bencok claim his 1v1 championship crown after Ilyas Touba mysteriously disappeared before playing in the final. Shortly after, the #whereistouba hashtag started trending. This year a new champion would soon come to be.
Street Football
Neymar Jr’s Five: New Jersey Winners and Tournament Snaps
The Neymar Jr's Five U.S. qualifiers continued in New Jersey this past Saturday at the Red Bull Arena.
There, "The Ville," a crew of all 18-year-olds still juniors and seniors in...
Urban Hype
San Diego Showcases Top Teams from Both Sides of the Border in Neymar Jr’s Five
As the qualifiers for Neymar Jr's Five enters its latter stages, we visited San Diego to witness eager, talented players compete for a place in the U.S. finals in Miami. San...
Spotlight
Malaysia’s Do-It-All Baller Zeem Ahmad “Keeps It Street” and Shares His Urban Picks
Zeem Ahmad is one of those rare specimens that will meg you without a thought and then proceed to dazzle you with his freestyle skills. As one of these crossbreed talents,...
Urban Hype
Adidas “Boots and Bounce” Challenges Athletes to Dual Sports
Adidas hosted a rare football-meets-track and field competition at Santa Monica College this past Saturday, April 29, that put athletes to a test of endurance and skill, while showcasing the company's latest advancements...
Videos
Top 10 Tekkers for the End of the World
Even as the world nudges closer and closer to what seems like inevitable, mutually assured destruction, we footballers can still count on the beauty of the game and its unifying...
Urban Hype
Puma Signs Jeand Doest, Lisa Zimouche, Mario Balotelli, and Releases New 365 Model
The street side of the beautiful game continues to push itself toward the mainstream, as Puma announced the signing of freestyle / ground mover extraordinaire Lisa Zimouche, street football heavyweight Jeand...
Street Football
On the Rooftop with Adidas Tango League: The Manhattan Edition
The Adidas Tango League is a global short-sided tournament series that showcases young, creative football talent. Judges award an MVP to a player who displays deftness and creativity, while participants get...
Urban Hype
All Hail the FA People’s Cup, Bringing 5v5 Football to the Masses
The FA People's Cup is precisely what it sounds like: the "people's" version of England's annual Football Association (FA) Cup, albeit in 5v5 format. Now in its third edition,...
Street Football
Yo Street Zone Trains the Future Ballers Who Can Meg You Now
A London footballer is putting a small coastal city in England on the map, and he's doing it with a street school for the young. Yofi Yvorra is the...
Videos
10 of the Sickest Moves from this Year’s UEFA Champions League
The beautiful thing about Champions League is watching so much diverse talent on the field. Clubs feature a mix of cultures and playing styles from around the globe, athletes who...
Urban Hype
Watch It Here: LA Supporters Cup Video Recap
LAFC staff, Supporters Groups, and players from the greater Los Angeles area recently gathered for a day of "tacos and talking smack"—in other words, a beautiful day of playing...
