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...
This week in Melbourne, Australia, the international Freestyle Football World Championship Tour closes its 3-city event with a week-long extravaganza of shows, clinics, and a high-intensity battle for the title of male and female world champion.
The final championships will...
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ6pt-OU8qA
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...
