Urban Hype
The Triumphant Debut of the Street Soccer USA LA Cup
Eight years ago, Street Soccer USA turned LA Live into a soccer playground. The organization, in partnership with Borussia Dortmund and with support from the LA Galaxy, made its...
Urban Hype
Club World Cup 2025: South America Is Here to Win It All
Just over a week through the FIFA Club World Cup, and one thing is clear: South American teams aren't taking this lightly.
Week one of the 2025 FIFA Club World...
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Bukayo Saka: England’s 2026 World Cup Unsung Hero
If football is to come home this summer, the answer might lie in Arsenal star Bukayo Saka.
It's been nearly six decades since England last won a World Cup. Since...
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The Greatest Season Never Seen: How Empty Stadiums Have Affected Premier League Goal Scoring
In the early goings of the 2020 season, it's clear that the lack of fan energy has changed the game — but perhaps not in the way you'd first...
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The Roundup: Upcoming Events in Street Football, Freestyle, and Futsal
FOMO is real. Stay up to date with our monthly Roundup series, which highlights some of the biggest and best freestyle, futsal and street football events across the globe.
Forget...
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Kylian Mbappe Holds All the Power
After a dramatic courtship between Real Madrid and PSG, Kylian Mbappe is set to spend at least the next three seasons in Paris. But besides being the latest edition...
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4 Takeaways From a Pair of Wild Olympic Finals
With the 2024 Olympics now firmly in our rear view, we take a look at what we learned from two thrilling gold medal football matches.
Three tantalizing weeks filled with...
Freestyle
The Year in Review: The 10 Best Freestyle Football YouTube Videos of 2018
Reminiscing on what has been an incredibly eventful year in football, we have compiled a list of the year’s best — from boots, to kits, to freestyle videos. We...
Street Football
Behind the Scenes of Adidas’ “Boss the Circle” Commercial
Ever wonder how your favorite soccer commercials are made? With guys doing unhuman-like tricks, we wondered ourselves how choreographed all that ballin is, and luckily got a chance to...
Urban Hype
Heard on the Street: At LAFC’s Banc of California Stadium Opening Match and Pre-Party
In what was a monumental day for soccer in Los Angeles, fans of the beautiful game had a one-of-a-kind experience both at LAFC's Banc of California Stadium opening party...
Freestyle
Freestyle Football World Tour 2016 Results
The F3 World Tour concluded in picturesque Melbourne this past weekend. It was an exciting flurry of battles between a new crop of rising stars hoping to usurp the...
Urban Hype
The Roundup: The Biggest and Best Events to Close Out 2017
FOMO is real. Stay up to date with our monthly Roundup series, which highlights some of the biggest and best freestyle, futsal and street football events across the globe.
As...
Editorial
US Soccer Fan Chants are Proof that American Soccer Culture Is Bland and Stale
Although there are plenty of promising aspects of American soccer, there is still a certain blandness when it comes to the beautiful game in the States — most evident...
Photography
How Will We Remember the Controversial Final El Clasico of 2019?
Both clubs are at the top of the La Liga table, vying for an elusive league championship. Yet last week's Real Madrid-FC Barcelona meeting was focused more on off-pitch...
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A Way Too Early Pop Culture Preview Of The 2022 World Cup
It's still quite some time away, but that hasn't stopped us from looking ahead to the cultural impact that the 2022 World Cup will bring.
Every four years (hopefully not...
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Rich Homie Quan Leaves a Legacy in Both Atlanta Music and Soccer
Rich Homie Quan's death took the world by surprise, and no where else more than in his home city of Atlanta. He was an unmistakeable force in the city's...
Freestyle
Tokyo Teeming With Talent at the First-Ever World Freestyle Masters Competition
Picking up where the F3 Tour left off, the WFFA World Freestyle Masters Competition featured 24 of the world's top freestylers battling for the title of world champion in...
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Mario in America? Four MLS Clubs That Would Be a Perfect Fit For Mario Balotelli
Mario Balotelli's return to Serie A has been rife with controversy. With shameful acts of racism from both opposing fans and within his own club, it seems Balotelli's time...
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Liga MX Femenil’s Exponential Growth
The dramatic growth of soccer in North America has seen a rise in popularity for Liga MX Femenil. With viewership and attendance on the rise, the league is turning...
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Inside the Chicago Red Stars’ ‘Foundation’ Kit: How a First-Time Jersey Designer Created One of the Best Kits in the League
One of the most striking NWSL kits of the year, we get an in-depth look behind the Chicago Red Stars' new 2023 home kit.
“You wake up in Chicago, pull...
