Category: New York
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FIFA opens a free, public pitch in the heart of Central Park – operated by Street Soccer USA – the first of 26 mini-pitches to be installed across New York
Read more: FIFA opens a free, public pitch in the heart of Central Park – operated by Street Soccer USA – the first of 26 mini-pitches to be installed across New YorkThe Central Park FIFA Arena, operated by Street Soccer USA, is a free, small-sided pitch open to every New Yorker built to do what soccer does best — bring neighbors together, give kids somewhere to belong, and turn a patch of the park into common ground. It will remain in Central Park throughout the FIFA…
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Times Square Cup: The Ultimate Weekend Recap!
Read more: Times Square Cup: The Ultimate Weekend Recap!There is no Street Soccer event bigger or more impactful than the Street Soccer USA Times Square Cup and 2024 was no exception, thanks to partners UNIQLO, BVB, and NYC’s Dept of Youth and Community Development. ? 25M viewers World Wide ? Borussia Dortmund Backed Youth Cup – READ OFFICIAL BVB REPORT HERE ⚽ 500+ Street Soccer players…
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Get to know your Team USA Athletes for the 2024 Homeless World Cup!
Read more: Get to know your Team USA Athletes for the 2024 Homeless World Cup!We’re excited to introduce our 16 athletes, chosen from our SSUSA programs in Sacramento, New York, and Charlotte. These players have overcome many challenges, coming from the shelter system, wrongful incarceration, or as refugees and asylum seekers. SSUSA has been an important part of their journey and a source of hope in their lives. Jonathan…
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Building A ‘Field of Dreams’ In The Bronx
Read more: Building A ‘Field of Dreams’ In The BronxBUILDING A ‘FIELD OF DREAMS’ IN THE BRONX By Venanzio Ciampa Street Soccer USA Coach & Board Member, President of The Promotion Factory Our underserved communities face a slew of problems, from poverty and crime to homelessness and addiction. But there is hope. The story of Street Soccer USA’s successful effort to build a new soccer field in the Claremont section…
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Juventus Sponsors Street Soccer USA Girls National Team
Read more: Juventus Sponsors Street Soccer USA Girls National TeamJuventus partners with Street Soccer USA; Brings Gioca Con Me Girls National Team to Play Exhibition in Times Square before Team Travels to Qatar for Street Child World Cup New York, NY (September 8th, 2022) – Today Juventus and Street Soccer USA announced that the Street Soccer USA Times Square Cup, taking place on the…
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Global Soccer Power Borussia Dortmund and National Nonprofit Street Soccer USA Unite.
Read more: Global Soccer Power Borussia Dortmund and National Nonprofit Street Soccer USA Unite.New Partnership aims to Fight Poverty and Strengthen Communities through Soccer in New York City’s Sunset Park Brooklyn, NY – On November 20, 2021, Street Soccer USA coaches passed out new black- and yellow- colored uniforms to boys and girls from its Sunset Park Community Soccer Club in Brooklyn, NY. The new kits are the…
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In Memoriam: Akeem Loney
Read more: In Memoriam: Akeem LoneyDear Friends, You may have read the media coverage about the senseless loss of one of our Street Soccer players in New York City, Akeem Loney. Akeem, or “Lonny” as he was known, was murdered on the subway in the early morning hours this past Saturday, in what seems to have been a robbery. Obviously…
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Player of The Month: Pedro
Read more: Player of The Month: PedroPedro, 33 started playing for Street Soccer NYC last year after taking refuge at the HELP USA shelter in Randall’s Island due to a bipolar episode that cost him everything including the roof over his head. “I went to the coaches office for one thing and ended up going for the soccer,” Pedro said. “It…
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New York Street League Festival: Bush Clinton Park in Redhook
Read more: New York Street League Festival: Bush Clinton Park in RedhookOn April 6, the SSUSA New York team hosted a Street League Festival at Bush Clinton Park in Redhook. The event combined the ‘Day of service’ for both Davison College and NYU’s Tisch Institute of Global Sport, the Street League festival for U16 and U23 age groups, the construction of 2 SSUSA Mini-pitches for the…