The Asian Freestyle Football Championship (AFFC) is the preeminent freestyle competition in Asia. This year, the event featured 31 participants from Japan, China, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Iran, Hong Kong, and Singapore. In the end, the Philippines' Philip Warren...
On the island of Borneo, as children laugh and play in the rain, we witness unmitigated joy and freedom and are reminded of our own childhood memories of fun, rainy days from long ago.
Borneo with its lush landscapes and ancient...
Ballon sur Bitume, meaning concrete football, is an engrossing 50-minute documentary that offers viewers a chance to immerse themselves in the culture of los banlieues. Los banlieues are the suburbs in France, and the culture within includes street football along with elements...
With just a few days left until Christmas, you may be like me and still have most (if not all) of your Christmas shopping left to do. Not to worry though, while Urban Pitch can’t help you with every...
Kosuke Takahashi has been busy building a name for himself in the increasingly competitive world of freestyle. After winning the Asian Freestyle Football Championship in 2015, he followed that up with a seriously impressive second-place finish at this year's Red Bull...
This edition of Urban Lens retraces the memorable afternoon Manchester City paid a visit to the City of Angels. While here, we collaborated with the world-renowned football club to explore L.A.'s street football culture. We invited some of the area's top...
Making it as a professional athlete in any sport is no easy feat. What's so often glamorized in media is in truth a grueling process that entails thousands of hours of disciplined training, personal sacrifices, and perhaps most difficult of...
It's that time for more of our favorite tekker videos! From ping pong solo cup tricks to "soccer bowling," here's some of the new trends happening this holiday season.
10. Ice ... Soccer?
WINTER IS COMING ? Who wants to play?? Credit: @streetsoccer.wolfhagen ?...
Baller Select is an underground tournament created by UrbanFutsal LA, where the top street teams in a city are invited to compete in a short-sided 5v5 tournament. On Dec. 10, L.A.'s six best female crews battled it out in the...
On a breezy and sunny day in Los Angeles, CA, some of the most gifted women's soccer talent in southern California, and arguably the U.S., came to an empty parking lot to battle it out in a short-sided test of...
This week's Freestyler's Playlist comes by way of Greece from 21-year-old champion freestyler Katerina Karali. In 2014 Karali was Greek Female Freestyle Champion and has since ranked in the top 10 of Greek freestylers overall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGyys2VpmRo
"I am one of the...
Cuba remains a beautiful, contradictory island brimming with rum, remnants of the revolution, and diesel cars juxtaposed alongside tourists and signs of encroaching modernity. In this edition of Urban Lens, we observed Old Havana in the week following Fidel Castro's passing. Among...
2016 is rapidly coming to a close, so let's check out the remaining street football, futsal, and freestyle events for the year, as well as a few events in 2017.
Copa USA National Fives 5v5, Dec. 17, Los Angeles, CA
The...
This week's top street football, futsal, and freestyle tekkers are here! We got a little something of everything, starting with a bit of California love...
The Asian Freestyle Football Championship (AFFC) is the preeminent freestyle competition in Asia, showcasing many of the world's best, from Japan to Indonesia to China and beyond. This year's installation stands to be the most competitive yet, with experienced veterans...
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 establishment versus the old guard trying their best to continue...
On any given day, in the late afternoon hours, the sounds of children laughing and kicking a ball can be heard at the Islamic boarding school of Lengkong Village on the island of Java. Java is home to more than...
Iranian futsal pro Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh has nabbed this year's prestigious Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Player of the Year Award after playing a key role in the year's major competitions, including the AFC Futsal Championship, Iranian Futsal Super League, and...
Irish-Vietnamese freestyle legend Nam the Man (aka NTM aka Hoai-Nam Nguyen) spared a moment in his busy schedule to share one of his sweet playlists for our Urban Pitch readers. And not only is this a collection of some of NTM's favorite...
Mix a mostly Chinese heritage with a splash of German flavor. Add a Dutch upbringing and garnish with a love for the Oranje. Top off with an equal measure of fashion, acting, and art and pour over the City of...
