Street Soccer USA News

Nawaf Alnawfi, newest member of the Street Soccer USA Park Staff   Nawaf has been a Street Soccer USA Program Participant for 16 months.  In that time, he has successfully graduated from high school, began his four year college degree at SFSU, and most recently obtained a job through the SSUSA Job Skills Academy.  The…

The Street Soccer USA Cup at L.A. Live hosted with the L.A Galaxy Foundation has been postponed to a future date in early 2018. More details about the official date will be announced soon. Let us know any questions or to get involved in the Cup please email Event@streetsoccerusa.org

Below are four select feature player stories from Team USA 2017 Congrats to all players and staff: Men’s Team: Mejih A, Sergius A, Cliff B, Abdihakim J, Pedro G, Ulises J, Mark W Women’s Team: Zaynab A, Maria Angelica G, Zamzam J, Shauntel P, Brittny S Staff: Oliver Weiss, Peter Fink, Lisa Wrightsman, Tiffany Fraser  Chucho…

HOMELESS WORLD CUP 2017 – OSLO, NORWAY From August 28 – September 5th, representatives from Street Soccer USA programs across the country, both men and women, took the field as Team USA at the Homeless World Cup in Oslo, Norway. This year our team featured representatives from Charlotte, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, St. Louis, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Washington, DC.  Our…

  From New York to San Francisco, SSUSA jumps on board to provide underserved families with back to school gear!   Just weeks prior to the Red Hook Backpack Giveaway in New York, SSUSA Bay Area participated in BMAGIC’s Back to School Celebration & Backpack Giveaway. 2000 backpacks and uniforms were distributed to families in…

Adult Summer league crowns Kensington Street Soccer Cup Champs, league planned for the fall. The inaugural Kensington Cup was held on August 19 on the Street Soccer Mini Pitch at 3757 Jasper Street. Hot temperatures could not keep the 10 men’s teams and 5 women’s teams from playing awesome streets soccer and crowning their Summer…

August 14th, 2017 In partnership with LA84 Foundation and Los Angeles City Council President Herb J. Wesson Street Soccer USA announced the Street Soccer – LA pilot program to reach homeless and at-risk youth in Los Angeles. The pilot program is the first step in a city wide initiative to address the 15,000 estimated students…

EBAYC Rally Day – On July 12th, as the EBAYC summer camps came a close, youth “Camp Leaders” from 5 EBAYC schools celebrated with chants, cheers, and a Street Soccer activity. The forty plus youth leaders rotated through a few Street Soccer activities, making new friends from different schools all while sharing an enjoyment of…

SSUSA is proud to congratulate our SSUSA Youth Program Coach & Advisory Board Member, Philip Jones on being the San Jose Earthquakes Nominee for the MLS Community MVP.  As the team’s nominee, Philip attended the MLS All-Star Game in Chicago, IL on August 3rd, selecting his mother, SSUSA Bay Area’s biggest fan, to join as…

SSUSA Celebrates 5th Annual NYC Cup at Times Square This Saturday, July 15th, from 9am-11pm, Street Soccer USA will take over Times Square for its 5th annual event in the heart of New York City. The Street Soccer USA NYC Cup at Times Square is the world’s premier Street Soccer event and a Sport For…

SSUSA Around the Country Chicago: Boot Camp for Chicago: The week before the National Cup, the Chicago adult teams went to a “boot camp” at Indiana Dunes, Indiana. There, each player wrote down a goal they completed so far this year and a goal they hoped to accomplish moving forward. Then, players hiked six miles…

Player of the Month: Ramon from SSUSA NYC Ramon only joined Street Soccer USA NYC in June 2017, but he has already proven to be one of Coach Reed’s most consistent members. Ramon is full of energy and considers himself, “a protector of the elderly.” Twice in the past week, Ramon has accompanied older friends…

Looking Back: The 2017 SSUSA National Cup Philadelphia From June 9-11, 2017, SSUSA hosted its National Cup at the base of the Museum Steps, one of the most iconic locations in the city of Philadelphia.  Adult teams from 12 SSUSA cities participated in the Social Change Cup and 67 youth teams from across Philadelphia as…

  For Immediate Release   **MEDIA ALERT**  MEDIA & PHOTO CALL – SUNDAY JUNE 11th @ 12:45pm ART MUSEUM STEPS, PHILADELPHIA OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST & WORLD CHAMPION GOALTENDER HOPE SOLO OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST HEATHER MITTS   WHAT:           Photo Call with Olympic gold medalist & world champion goaltender Hope Solo; U.S. Women’s National Team defender and…

 Father/Son pair headed to Philadelphia Larry Webb was introduced to Street Soccer USA as a student at the VOA Mather Community campus. At that time in his life, Larry was recovering from homelessness, a direct result of his drug and alcohol addictions which had also resulted in him being separated from his children for seven…

  Featured Player of the Month: Devin Quezada “You can’t noun on verbs. You just gotta do it”, explains SSUSA Women’s player Devin Quezada. And that’s exactly what she has done. Devin joined the Bay Area’s Women’s Program in January of 2017, and has been an integral part of the team ever since. Before Street…

The end of the spring season, community celebrations, tournaments, fundraisers and the start of summer programming are just a few of the things that kept SSUSA busy in May and have us running full speed ahead towards summer this June. Read below for more on what’s happening across the country for SSUSA. Bay Area: Western…