For this week's Top 10 Tekkers, we celebrate the end of our favorite Turkey-stuffing, Netflix-surfing, butt-freezing month with a selection of sick tricks and slick skills to remind us all that, yeah, it might be time to put down the gravy and get back...
We met up with pro street baller Kristoffer Liicht during the L.A. leg of his recent traveling spree to film some tutorials, hang out, and of course get his Urban Picks! The Danish pro is easily one of the best...
This edition of Freestyler's Playlist comes by way of Canada's Mo Ali Heydarpour. Heydarpour has travelled the world as a professional footballer, but is perhaps most well-known for his online videos under the name IT10.
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While training, Heydarpour uses a...
Nothing really hits the spot like nailing a great trick, especially in front of a crowd. And nothing really brings out the humiliation quite like a ball between the legs ... especially in front of a crowd. This week we bring...
Adidas looks to provide an immersive experience for the modern-day footballer with the launch of their Red Limit collection. Highlighted by the new Ace 17+ PURECONTROL, this is the first time they have gone from the stadium to the street...
Despite soccer's worldwide popularity and Hollywood's love for sports stories, there is an alarming scarcity of soccer movies worth watching. But that didn't stop us from putting together a lineup of the greatest (fictional) soccer players to grace the big...
Many professional soccer players today cut their teeth playing on the streets. In fact, many would argue it's those players who developed their sharp technique and out-of-the-box creativity in small-sided games, including futsal, who have gone on to be the most...
Spurred on by downtown L.A.'s revival and affordable rent, Chinatown is rapidly becoming an entirely new place with an influx of inhabitants, restaurants, and businesses. Its interesting mix of tradition and modernity reflects its diverse character, kind of like...
Supporters of LAFC and passionate football fans in Los Angeles were invited to the second edition of the Black and Gold Rally. Beer, singing, drum beating, and some more beer were in order at the celebration which lasted well into the night.
LAFC...
2016 is about to come to an end, but there's still a few weeks to finish the year doing what we love. Football! Here are some upcoming freestyle, street ball, and futsal competitions to close out the year with a bang.
Women's...
It's not often you come across an athlete who moves effortlessly between the disparate worlds of sports and modeling. Ryann Torrero is a pro goalkeeper whose recent stints include winning the 2016 UWS championship with Santa Clarita Blue Heat and...
In addition to being Urban Pitch's Resident Pro, Caitlyn Schrepfer also happens to be one of the top female freestylers in the world. We met up with Schrepfer on a recent afternoon in downtown Los Angeles where she practiced her freestyle...
This edition of Freestyler's Playlist is courtesy of Michael Bliss, a freestyler out of Madison, Wisconsin.
Bliss began playing soccer at an early age and continued throughout high school, where he was recruited to play at Macalester College in St....
Every day, I'm thinking of ways to improve my skills on the pitch. As a soccer coach, I constantly explore new ways to improve player performance, and one ultra effective way to do that is on the beach!
The Red Bull Street Style world final on Tuesday in London's historic Roundhouse concert venue produced a number of thrilling battles, some never-before-seen moves, and a few surprising results. The men's competition consisted of the top 16 in a...
Something revolutionary is happening in Atlanta, GA, and it could easily spread to other big cities. Non-profit organization Soccer in the Streets, in conjunction with Atlanta United and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), has repurposed an open...
After global qualifiers in over 30 countries, the 2016 Red Bull Street Style world finals begins today in London, with 40 male and female freestylers looking to take the title of the "premier freestyle football event" on the planet.
The...
This edition of the Freestyler's Playlist comes from Hamza Bounouader, a co-founder of Chicago Freestyle, who describe themselves as USA's number one freestyling group. A native of Morocco...
Street football in many places is part of the identity of the city where it's played. From the colorful sceneries of South America to the urban landscapes of North America and Asia, you can see that geography, culture, and architecture make...
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 community collectively denouncing it as a McGeady Spin rip-off. To be...
