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The Urban Pitch UEFA Champions League 2025-26 Preview
UEFA Champions League action is back. Will year two of the league phase era bring as much excitement as the first?
With the league phase...
The 2025-26 Third Kit Run Needs to Be Studied
Has there been a better year for third kits? Maybe. But maybe not.
No matter how many kits you own, there's always a few that...
Breakout Stars to Watch For the 2025-26 Season
In preparation for another jam-packed season of football, we highlight a few names that could fully break out into the spotlight.
As many teams across...
Diving Into the Trend of Soccer Crossovers With American Sports
From the NFL to basketball and baseball, we've seen plenty of inter-sport crossovers involving the beautiful game. We highlight a few, and get to...
Club World Cup 2025: South America Is Here to Win It...
Just over a week through the FIFA Club World Cup, and one thing is clear: South American teams aren't taking this lightly.
Week one of...
Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: A Kit Battle
Next up for the Kit Battle is the big one: El Clasico.
Any time FC Barcelona and Real Madrid square off, it's appointment viewing....
The Urban Pitch Podcast: Poch vs. Arena, UCL Predictions, and Issues...
The latest episode of the Urban Pitch Podcast covers the latest headlines in the soccer culture-verse, including what it means to have a national...
The Urban Pitch European Week In Review: Quarterfinals Edition
With the football season racing to a spectacular finish, we now know the final four contenders for European glory. This round was pure mayhem,...
The European Week In Review: Knockout Edition, Pt. 2
The playoff round of the new European leagues gave us some beautiful matchups to look forward to, and this week we tucked into all...
The European Week In Review: Knockout Edition, Pt. 1
We recap the biggest and best moments from the first round of the UEFA Champions and Europa League playoff rounds.
Urban Pitch’s European Week in...
Retro In Football: Overdone?
Football and nostalgia have a long-standing relationship, which makes retro collections so popular among fans. But as the trend has exploded in recent years,...
The European Week in Review, Pt. 5
Get caught up with the best that the UEFA Champions, Europa, and Conference Leagues had to offer in their most recent matchdays with our...
The Urban Pitch Podcast: LA is Back, and the Ballon d’Or...
From the Dodgers winning the World Series to Real Madrid's Ballon d'Or tantrum, we get into it all on the latest episode of the...
The European Week in Review, Part 3
Catch up with the latest matchdays in the UEFA Champions, Europa, and Conference Leagues in the latest installment of The Urban Pitch European Week...
The Fixture Conundrum: How Schedule Congestion is Running Players Into the...
The increased amount of tournaments and competitions throughout the football calendar has led to more discussions about player health and safety. This season alone,...
The European Week In Review: The New-Look Champions League Is in...
It's been one week of the new-look UEFA Champions League — how did things go?
Late winners, upsets, blowouts, individual brilliance; the return of football’s...
The Many Eras of Real Madrid’s Galacticos
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...
The Impact of Toni Kroos
An icon for Real Madrid and Germany, Toni Kroos has announced his retirement following this summer's EURO 2024. From his serial winning to subdued...
The Footballer Power Play: When Players Hold All the Cards
During Kylian Mbappe's now completed tenure at PSG, he wielded a power known to few other footballers before him. We take a look at...
A Look Ahead to the Champions League Final, and Why PSG...
With the 2024 UEFA Champions League final set, we take a look at how Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund got here, keys for each...
