Urban Hype
What If We Lost Neymar After the 2014 World Cup?
Recently revealing that his career nearly ended in Brazil four years ago, we wonder — what would football be like without Neymar?
Football is magic. The dramatic goals, devastating megs,...
Urban Hype
The All-NBA Five-A-Side Team — Plus, A Farewell to Kobe Bryant
With the NBA in Paris last week, some of the world's biggest basketball and football stars got a chance to kick it together. With some hoopers showing off their...
Fashion
Wing Puts the Argentinian Football Spirit Into Your Closet
With clean designs and high quality materials, Buenos Aires-based clothing brand Wing embodies the undying spirit of the beautiful game in Argentina.
If there's one thing Wing's designs evoke, it's...
Street Football
13-Year-Old Mehdi Amri is Now a Two-Time Panna Champion
Recently, a clip of a young baller doling out one of the sickest pannas of the year went viral, and the world of panna enthusiasts stood up to pay attention....
Urban Hype
Favela Street Harnesses the Power of Street Football to Uplift and Unite the World’s Most Impoverished Communities
Operated by Philip Veldhuis and Roxanne "Rocky" Hehakaija, two established members of the street football scene, the Favela Street organization has provided some of the world's largest impoverished communities...
Fashion
Grading the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup Kits
The 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup kicked off over the weekend, so naturally we graded every kit set to take the pitch this season.
At this point it’s not even a...
Editorial
FIFA Volta Football Review: An Authentic, But Not Perfect Dive Into the World of the Street Game
The most anticipated feature of FIFA 20, the Volta game mode brings back the beloved FIFA Street series, albeit not its own separate game. Featuring some of the most...
Urban Hype
So You Want to Get Into Copa Libertadores?
The South American Champions League known as Copa Libertadores is one of the most exciting, grueling, and sometimes zaniest club soccer tournaments in the world. If you're not yet...
Urban Hype
East and West Coasts Battle It Out in Adidas #YoungChampions Final
Urban Pitch had the honor of visiting the Adidas North American headquarters last week for an exclusive tour, (yeah, we're special) of the 3 Stripes campus and a preview of some...
Editorial
Is The USMNT Ready for Gregg Berhalter?
When Gregg Berhalter was hired as the head coach of the United States men's national team, the heads of U.S. Soccer had one goal in mind — to implement...
Urban Hype
Mason Mount to Manchester United: A 21st Century Cautionary Tale
A homegrown star that was with the club since he was a child, Mason Mount's move from Chelsea to rival Manchester United may have shocked many. But it is...
Urban Hype
Football’s Next Generation Refuses to Be Silent
From on pitch displays to social media posts, today's young footballers are speaking out against racism through their spotlight and platforms. We sit down with to two of those players...
Urban Hype
10 Chinese Super League Stars We’d Love to See Transfer to MLS
The new Chinese Super League salary cap on foreign players will surely drive current stars with hefty salaries to other leagues once their contracts are up. Could MLS be...
Urban Hype
Alyssa Naeher Has Put the USWNT on Her Back
Long established as the best American goalkeeper of her generation, 35-year-old Alyssa Naeher seems to only keep getting better.
In the world of sports, flash almost always outshines grit. And...
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.
Urban Hype
Why Clint Dempsey is the True USMNT GOAT
Many if not all United States men's national team fans are familiar with Clint Dempsey's fantastic career. But as the Nacogdoches, Texas native retired in 2018, newer fans of...
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
Brazil “Outplayed Them All” to Capture Neymar Jr’s Five Title
69,105 players, 10,807 teams, and 47 countries later, Neymar Jr's Five-a-Side Global Tournament has a champion: Anjos de Bola. An ultra fitting ending as the Brazilian team topped its international competitors...
Freestyle
Super Ball 2020: Smaller Scale, Same Intense Vibes
The most anticipated freestyle event of the year, Super Ball 2020 might've been smaller than previous installments, but it contained the same high-flying action and intense competition that we've...
Fashion
Kappa’s Newest Collection With Cultural Innovator Marcelo Burlon Elevates Classic Sportswear to High Fashion
The spring/summer 2018 capsule collection from sportswear mainstay Kappa and highly-esteemed creative Marcelo Burlon is an all-Italian collaboration that once again merges athletic wear with haute couture.
In case you've...
