Spotlight
Face Time: Real Salt Lake’s Confidence in Homegrown Signing Zack Farnsworth
Our Face Time series returns with Real Salt Lake's Zack Farnsworth, who sits down with us to discuss dealing with a season-ending injury, growing up in Utah, and the...
Street Football
Vegas Hosts Wild 5v5 Street Battle
Over 100 soccer teams descended upon Las Vegas this past week for a 5v5 tournament that offered cash prizes and an all-expense paid trip to Bangkok, Thailand. The amateur event produced...
Videos
Top 10 Tekkers: Featuring Jeand Doest, Ahmed Rakaba, Tobias Becs and More!
It's hard to believe that we're a quarter way through 2017 already. As the spring flowers begin to bloom, here are some of the sweetest moves, tricks, and techniques...
Tutorials
Nike Street Football Training Drill: Speed Alley
The Speed Alley is a street football take on the ancient "running the lines" drill that tennis and basketball coaches would often make high school teams do during practices.
Street Football
Nike’s “Día de los Muertos” Tourney Establishes Brazuca Ballers as New Top Dogs
SoCal's top street ballers descended upon Long Beach this past November for Nike's #WinnerStays tourney and honored the dead by tearing up the court. Keeping in step with Cali's Xicano roots,...
Videos
The Tailgate Experience: SoFi Stadium’s Soccer Debut for the Leagues Cup Showcase
The latest episode of The Tailgate Experience sees the Washed-Up Crew head to the Leagues Cup Showcase at SoFi Stadium — the first ever soccer matches at the massive...
Tutorials
Alex Mendoza Shows Off His L.A. Swag
Alex Mendoza, otherwise known as Alex17, puts together one of his freestyle combos: The L.A. Swag. It's a fitting name coming from this one-time U.S. Freestyle Champion who has been...
Tutorials
Is the Nike ‘Tac-Tac’ Move a Rip-Off? We Investigated
When Nike first released a video tutorial of the Tac-Tac move as part of the Nike FootballX Skills series, it caused a good amount of controversy, with the online...
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...
Freestyle
Japanese Girl Rocks at Freestyle and She’s Only 7 Years Old?!
There's definitely something special happening with the freestyle scene in Japan. Previously, Keisuke aka freestyle10k got our attention with his mad skills and flair at only 16 years old. Now we...
Videos
Tailgate Trivia: Testing LAFC Fans’ Knowledge at ‘El Trafico’ 2019 Round Two
Last month, we took a trip to Dignity Health Sports Park to test out some Galaxy fans' knowledge of their team ahead of the first El Trafico matchup of...
Podcast
Gotham FC Chief of Staff Darian Jenkins Joins the Urban Pitch Podcast
Recently making her transition from the pitch to the front office, Darian Jenkins joins the Urban Pitch Podcast to discuss her role with Gotham FC, the growth of the...
Podcast
The Urban Pitch Podcast: The Best USMNT/USWNT Kits and Moments
On America's birthday, 2/3 of the Urban Pitch Podcast crew sit down to discuss their favorite USMNT/USWNT kits and moments, while also diving into the recent MLS x Marvel...
Futsal
Fox News Wants to Learn About Futsal and Women’s Soccer
Fox 11 News recently featured UrbanFutsal LA and the ladies of LA Villa FC, one of the top adult women's clubs in L.A., to discuss the Women's World Cup,...
Videos
Born From South Africa’s Townships, Kasi Flava is a Dynamic Style All Its Own
Most soccer fans are familiar with the idea of "Joga Bonito," the Brazilian style of football that provides swagger while giving players extra room for creative play. But did you know that South Africa...
Podcast
San Jose Earthquakes Rookie Jamar Ricketts Joins the Urban Pitch Podcast
Fresh off signing a contract with the San Jose Earthquakes, we sit down with Jamar Ricketts to discuss his love of the underdog role, getting used to the pro...
Podcast
The Urban Pitch Podcast: Portland Timbers Rookie Justin Rasmussen is a Certified City Boy
On the latest episode of the Urban Pitch Podcast, Portland Timbers defender Justin Rasmussen joins the show to shed some light on the rule differences between MLS and MLS...
Freestyle
The Japan Freestyle Football Championship Was an Insane Display of Creativity and Personal Style
The Japan Freestyle Football Championship (JFFC) takes place over two days and acts as a qualifier for the Asian Freestyle Football Championship, an F3-sanctioned event. Now in its third...
Freestyle
Top 10 Tekkers: The Best Freestyle Videos From 2017!
The end of another crazy year is fast approaching, and the beautiful ever-growing sport of freestyle football shows no signs of slowing down. As 2017 draws to a close,...
Podcast
The Urban Pitch Podcast: Where Does the USMNT Stack Up Aganst CONMEBOL Opponents?
With the USMNT through to the 2024 Copa America, we'll get to see how the team will fare against some tough opponents. But can the Americans live up to...
