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The Anderson Monarchs

Posted: August 28, 2013 at 6:11 pm   /   UrbanStreetSoccer

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Slaves to football

Posted: August 27, 2013 at 2:38 pm   /   Africa

People & Power investigates a ruthless football trafficking trade that preys on naïve young dreams. Like UrbanStreetSoccer on Facebook. Follow UrbanStreetSoccer on Twitter @UrbanStSoccer

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R2B: “Reverse Graffiti”

Posted: August 20, 2013 at 1:42 pm   /   Brasil, Culture

Street Art Intervention: Alexandre Orion’s “Ossário” in São Paulo, Brazil

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English Premier League begins on NBC

Posted: August 16, 2013 at 4:15 pm   /   The Biz

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Fox Soccer to shut down

Posted: August 10, 2013 at 12:37 pm   /   The Biz

Fox soccer the only US television network dedicated to soccer is to close. Fox announced that Fox Soccer will make way for a new youth entertainment network FXX  on September 2, 2013 and it’s current and remaining soccer programing will be apart of it’s new Fox Sport1 line up which is to launch on August […]

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Thierry Henry admits MLS is a tough sell….

Posted: August 9, 2013 at 1:41 pm   /   UrbanStreetSoccer

In an interview with Goal.com, Henry admits that MLS would be a tough sell for top young athletes who can play pro in other sports. NEW YORK – Reflecting on his time in Major League Soccer as he sits at a table at Bagatelle in New York’s chic Meat Packing district, Thierry Henry raises a […]

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Will Soccer in America Ever Get an Infusion of Cool?

Posted: August 9, 2013 at 10:39 am   /   UrbanStreetSoccer

Anyone who knows anything about pop culture, and hasn’t been living under a rock for the last 2 decades, knows that Snoop blows a lot of smoke, literally. However, when the Daily Record reported last year that “Snoop Lion was ready to shell out big bucks to invest in the Celtics” (the soccer club that […]

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The Muslim Premier League (BBC1)

Posted: August 7, 2013 at 12:02 pm   /   Culture, Lifestyle

Twenty years ago there were no Muslims in the Premier League. Now there are nearly forty – enough for three football teams. To mark the End of Ramadan this program, narrated by Colin Murray, speaks to star players and top managers to find out what impact Muslims are having on the English game. Like UrbanStreetSoccer on Facebook. […]

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Art: Kehinde Wiley

Posted: August 6, 2013 at 4:20 pm   /   Art

The Kehinde Wiley Legends of Unity Exhibition, featuring portraits of three of Africa’s greatest footballers is a definite must-see. This LA-born artist has been compared to some of the greatest portrait painters of our time and his colourful realist creations are truly mesmerising.

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Learning from the Ghanaian model of Football

Posted: August 6, 2013 at 1:09 pm   /   Africa

Great article… The US might want to take a few pointers.. Following England’s limp exit from the World Cup much has been made of the relatively high average age (28.1) of Fabio Capello’s squad, with questions being asked as to the structure and effectiveness of youth football in this country and the manner in which […]

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