Freestyle
Freestyle Football World Championship Tour Closes in Melbourne with a Week of Freestyle Events
This week in Melbourne, Australia, the international Freestyle Football World Championship Tour closes its 3-city event with a week-long extravaganza of shows, clinics, and a high-intensity battle for the...
Urban Hype
Our All-Time (Fictional) Soccer Movie Lineup
Despite soccer's worldwide popularity and Hollywood's love for sports stories, there is an alarming scarcity of soccer movies worth watching. But that didn't stop us from putting together a lineup...
Photography
LAFC Continues to Build Its Fan Base With Second Black & Gold Rally
Supporters of LAFC and passionate football fans in Los Angeles were invited to the second edition of the Black and Gold Rally. Beer, singing, drum beating, and some more beer were in...
Urban Hype
Finish 2016 on the Right Track With These Upcoming Football Events
2016 is about to come to an end, but there's still a few weeks to finish the year doing what we love. Football! Here are some upcoming freestyle, street ball, and...
Urban Hype
Red Bull Street Style Final Provides Redemption for Four-Time Runner-Up
The Red Bull Street Style world final on Tuesday in London's historic Roundhouse concert venue produced a number of thrilling battles, some never-before-seen moves, and a few surprising results....
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...