After speaking with us last year in his first season covering MLS as a part of the Apple TV Season Pass team, Alejandro Figueredo is back to discuss all things American soccer — from MLS to the Leagues Cup...
Former pro footballer and co-founder of Neighborhood Sports Club Max Ornstil is the latest guest on the Urban Pitch Podcast! Most sports fans grow up rooting for their hometown teams. But few ever get to actually play for them. Max...
With the summer in full swing, members of the Urban Pitch team share some of their favorite songs of the season. There's something about the summer that lends itself to a playlist. Sure, there is plenty of music that fits...
By not embracing fashion at its All-Star Game, MLS is missing out a major opportunity to grow the league even further.  The MLS All-Star Game has featured moments of excitement throughout its existence, but the past two years have seen...
With Kylian Mbappe officially unveiled to the Real Madrid faithful, we look back at the club's different eras of Galacticos and the varying levels of success they brought.  History. Heritage. Winning. Those are just three words that come to mind...
Argentina just claimed a third major international tournament title in a row, but instead of the team's dominant play on the pitch, discussions have swirled around a post-championship celebration that included a tone deaf chant about the French national...
We cover the latest happenings in the soccer culture-verse in the latest episode of the Urban Pitch Podcast! With the Copa America and EUROs now over, we're in the backside of the summer of footy — but that doesn't mean...
In 2018, Lionel Scaloni was appointed as manager of the Argentine national team amidst little fanfare and low public opinion. However, in just six years, he has transformed into one of the most winningest coaches in Argentina history and...
Unveiled to the world yesterday, we take a look at the bold new kits from Admiral and the Jamaica Premier League, and pick our five favorites.  What do you know about the Jamaica Premier League? Currently ranked as the top...
After months of anticipation, MLS released its 2024 third kits, which, while only for a handful of teams, is a fantastic blast from the past. We grade every new retro-inspired design.  As football constantly looks backwards for inspiration and nostalgia,...
Some days removed from a chaotic 2024 Copa America final in Miami, we revisit the calamitous affair both in the title match and throughout the tournament itself.  The 2024 Copa America is now in our rear view, and while CONMEBOL...
On the latest episode of the Urban Pitch Podcast, the crew discusses the departure of Gregg Berhalter from the USMNT, Cristiano Ronaldo's difficult EURO 2024, and our fly new Icarus Football kits. The 2024 Copa America saw yet another disappointing...
Based on vibes and aura as much as it is on performance, we select the 11 top players in our eyes from EURO 2024. The European Championships provide an experience unlike any other. Fans easily travel around the continent to...
With both of the 2024 Copa America and EURO tournaments coming to their conclusions this weekend, we take a look at the tale of the tape from each competition.  The summer of international football is nearing the finish line, as...
With a pair of intra-continental women's tournaments coming to CONCACAF, we take a look at how they can continue to grow the game and add excitement to a quickly growing region.  It’s been a summer full of international football, with...
Back for another year of footy, fun, and incredible kits, we take a look at our favorite designs from the 80-plus jerseys at the 2024 Icarus Cup.  Icarus Football has created something beautiful. This could apply to a particular kit,...
Deemed a success by CONMEBOL, Copa America 2024 has provided the best, worst, and ugliest sides of soccer in the Americas throughout the tournament.  The 2024 Copa America has been a mixed bag of expectations. On one hand, the stadiums...
While we've come to expect chaos from major international tournaments, no team at EURO 2024 has embraced it like Türkiye, whose matches often resembled a chase scene from the Mad Max series, but on a football pitch.  Chaos has become somewhat...
The expectations around the USMNT over the past five years have been high. And while they are maybe warranted, all the talk about this "golden generation" got us thinking — just how much better is this team compared to...
Twenty years since Greece shocked the world at EURO 2004, we revisit one of the game's biggest ever upsets. The concept of storytelling has been instilled in Greek culture for over two millennia, from mythological tales about the Gods...