Travis Scott brought the street football vibes to Coachella with his "Mad Maximus" cage — where some of the best ballers across California went toe-to-toe and showed off their skills. We get some insight from the tournament from Jack...
In the midst of a battle atop the Serie A table, we pit the storied kit histories of Inter Milan and Napoli against each other.
As we near the end of the 2024-25 season, all eyes are on the title...
Celebrate 200 episodes of the Urban Pitch Podcast with a special discussion about the growth of soccer culture in the United States with Eli Lesser and Denise Jones.
Episode 200 of the Urban Pitch Podcast is here, and it's a...
With a young core and charismatic manager, RC Strasbourg has gone from battling relegation to potentially qualifying for European competition in one season.
France’s Ligue 1 has long been regarded as one of the top leagues in the world for...
As we prepare for Little Simz's new album, Lotus, we take a look at the artist's football fandom and the run up to the highly anticipated project.
One of the most inspiring and thought-provoking artists today is Little Simz. The British...
The U.S. Open Cup doesn't just give us the magic of soccer across different divisions — it also puts some of the country's best kits on full display.
The U.S. Open Cup third round is upon us, which means...
DC United was the standard-bearer of MLS in its early years. But in the league's ever-bothersome search for parity, the team’s early success led to it being dismantled as other clubs were largely behind.
In 30 years of MLS, there...
Featuring a stacked foursome of global giants, the UEFA Women's Champions League semifinals are set to be appointment television.
The UEFA Women’s Champions League is down to its final four, and you couldn’t have picked bigger clubs to reach this...
Major League Soccer was originally created as a platform for Americans to play the game. But while Americans are still present on MLS rosters, few hold key positions, raising the question: is MLS too dominated by imported talent?
When Major...
In preparation for the 2026 World Cup, FIFA enlisted 16 artists to create a version of the tournament's theme song for each host city. We went through them all to give each one a grade.
We are nearly a year...
From timeless icons to slept-on gems, these are the best Nike English Premier League footballs of all time.
We’ve had 25 years of Nike footballs in the Premier League, as the Swoosh went hit for hit in the post-Mitre...
With deep ties to its community and a fresh, creative outlook, AV Alta FC is making it cool to be from the Antelope Valley.
In the early 1990s, Daymond John changed the fashion industry when he founded FUBU, a streetwear...
Seattle Reign defender Madison Curry discusses finding a new home, adjusting to a new role, and changing the future of soccer in the United States on the latest episode of the Urban Pitch Podcast.
A fourth-round pick in the 2024...
Major League Soccer kicked off its 30th season last Saturday, with all 30 teams getting back to the action on the pitch. Earlier in the same week, the United Soccer League preemptively chose to boldly announce its plan to...
Diego Luna isn’t the polished, image-friendly USMNT player we are accustomed to. He has a rugged, tattooed look, stocky build, and lacks many of the qualities that the U.S. Soccer program typically promotes. But don't get it twisted —...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will expand to 48 teams from six confederations. While the increase in teams opens the door for more nations, it also makes the competitiveness of World Cup qualifying seem somewhat irrelevant.
Let's get this out...
With one of the most iconic looks in all of football, we dive into the greatest Ajax kits of all time.
This month, Ajax and adidas unveiled the club's 125th-anniversary kit. Merging the elegance and simplicity of Ajax's early...
The official anthem of the Oakland Roots, Dee Dot Jones' "Tru 2 My Roots," can be heard blaring at all of the club's home matches at the Oakland Coliseum. In a conversation with the artist, we get insight into...
After another disappointing showing from the USMNT, the Urban Pitch Podcast crew gets into what went wrong, and what comes next.
The United States men's national team's recent CONCACAF Nations League crashout once again shows that there's still plenty of...
It was two lifeless games for Mauricio Pochettino’s United States men’s national team. With the 2026 World Cup countdown ticking away, there’s growing concern across the U.S. Soccer community.
Lifeless, sleepy, pitiful, apathetic. These were the assessments of the United...
