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...
Freestyle
Red Bull Street Style World Finals: Where to Watch and Predictions from the Pros
After global qualifiers in over 30 countries, the 2016 Red Bull Street Style world finals begins today in London, with 40 male and female freestylers looking to take the...
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...
Urban Hype
Adidas Disrupts the Shoe Game with Their Revolutionary Glitch Concept
Imagine an alternate reality where the youth consumer and sneaker culture dictate the way a brand creates, designs, launches, and markets a soccer boot. Instead of a high-profile, professional...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
Futsal
FC Barcelona Has Its Sights Set on U.S. Women’s Soccer and Futsal
The United States has the potential to be a great soccer nation, which is why over the past several decades professional clubs from around the world have attempted to take advantage of the...
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...
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...
Freestyle
Super Ball 2016: The Holy Grail of Freestyle Competitions Was a Week of Battles, Partying, and Shocking Upsets
For anyone in the small but quickly growing community of freestyle, Super Ball is universally known as the penultimate competition, an annual event every serious and aspiring freestyler prepares for tirelessly...
Street Football
The Kobe Mambacurials are More Proof Nike Thinks Street Soccer is the Next Street Ball
In two days, Nike's Kobe 11 “Mambacurial” will be available in select Nike outlets in another soccer-inspired line that combines football with iconic basketball figures. The Nike Kobe 11 Elite Low FCB...
Street Football
Welcome to Baller Select, the Underground Tournament Where Elite Street Crews Battle to See Who’s Best
When it comes to street ball, there's a lot to prove every time you get on the court. Talent is a dime a dozen, so as a crew, you've...
Urban Hype
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...
Futsal
Kurukuru Set to Represent Oceania Region in 2016 Futsal World Cup
If there's one team that will inspire fans and followers of the upcoming FIFA Futsal World Cup, to be hosted by Colombia next month, it will surely be the Solomon Islands...
Urban Hype
LAFC Breaks Ground and Unveils New Stadium Name
Los Angeles soccer fans still have two years to wait before they can watch the Los Angeles Football Club play an official match, and while the team has yet...
Street Football
Adidas Dark Space Brings Teams of Two to Compete
No matter how big or small the pitch, players on the field depend on each other. When you’re playing a 2v2 tournament, however, trusting your teammate becomes even more...
Street Football
Best of L.A. Girls Soccer Face Off at Adidas Speed of White Cup
Continuing its foray into high-level, small-sided competition, Adidas hosted an invite-only L.A.'s girls youth soccer tournament (15 to 18 years old) this past Sunday at The Base L.A. The eight teams...
