LeBron James And David Beckham talking soccer
LeBron James isn’t just the best player in the NBA. He’s also the league’s Warren Buffett. A man who can find a bargain investment as skillfully as he can find the bottom of a basketball net. Yesterday, James confirmed that he is considering joining David Beckham as an investor in an expansion Major League Soccer team in Miami. The […]
MLK HIGH School in NYC Wins 15th City Title
MLK won 3-0 over Beacon in the PSAL Boys A Division championship game on Nov. 10th 2013. Martin Luther King claimed its third consecutive championship and won its 15th title in 18 years. Like UrbanStreetSoccer on Facebook. Follow UrbanStreetSoccer on Twitter @UrbanStSoccer
Cosmos back on top Again
A second half goal by former Spanish international Marcos Senna gave the New York Cosmos a 1-0 win and the NASL Soccer Bowl Championship in their first year back in the league. The re-booted Cosmos, who won the league’s fall title captured the championship by beating the Spring champion Atlanta Silverbacks at Silverbacks Park in […]
Thierry Henry!
One of the best that ever did it…… Like UrbanStreetSoccer on Facebook. Follow UrbanStreetSoccer on Twitter @UrbanStSoccer
Pickup Soccer in Brazil Has an Allure All Its Own
RIO DE JANEIRO — In Brazil, the ball is always moving. It moves on grass and on sand, on concrete and on cobblestone. Sometimes, during the rainy season, it even moves on water. It must be said: the ball has always had meaning, always resonated far beyond a foot and a goal and a game. […]
Spike Lee: Football in Brazil
Soccer in the Hood
A great article I found in the Vault… Still relevant… by Mark W. Wright ____________________________________ Pretty boy David Beckham recently told CBS’ 60 Minutes that he’s “passionate about the fact [soccer] can grow [in American] and the potential is huge here.” But he cautioned his interviewer, adding, “Things aren’t going to turn around and get […]
Henry Strikes a Pose, and Starts a Trend
After scoring goals in consecutive games, there is no telling what kind of celebration Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry has in his bag of tricks. After his goal against Toronto in last Saturday night’s victory at Red Bull Arena, Henry leaned against a goal post and struck a pose that has now become grist for […]
