THE PSG PROJECT

The Paris Saint Germain brand has taken a life of its own over the last few years. On one side you have a full-blown football club, with dedicated athletes focused on winning and on the other side you have the brand of PSG. I want to focus on the brand.

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FULL CIRCLE

I want to tell the story of how my friendship with Maurice Edu was based on a moment in time that I will always cherish and how that moment has shaped me into a passionate fan of soccer.

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ON SET WITH ABBY DAHLKEMPER AND ADIDAS

During the launch of the new adidas Predator earlier this year, we had an opportunity chat with newly signed adidas athlete and World Cup winner Abby Dahlkemper. We caught up with Abby on a roof top just outside of Downtown LA on the set of her adidas shoot. KTTP fam Jamia Fields linked up with Abby between shots to get her thoughts on the new boot, joining the adidas family and of course winning the World Cup.

Be sure to follow Abby on Instagram at @abbydahlkemper

TWO CLASSICS MASHED UP INTO ONE

adidas is blending the two silhouettes for a hybrid Samba Predator sneaker that takes some elements from the OG Predator from 1994 and combines that with the classic silhouette of the Samba.

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THE KOBE CONNECTION

With the influx of international players in the NBA and the growing space that soccer is filling in North America, it seemed only a matter of time that the basketball world and the soccer world would crossover. It’s inevitable that the two sports will continue to run parallel closer and closer as the years go on, but the question is how did this start. Who played a part early on and why? 

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US SOCCER GOALS

Back when KTTP first started, my goal as the founder was to host an event with US Soccer. What or how, I didn’t really know, all I knew was that if we were able to make something happen I would consider Kicks to the Pitch a success.

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OPINIONS ON THE NEW NIKE KOREA COLLECTION

Teased last year at Nike’s innovation summit, this week Nike hit us with their full 2020 South Korea national team collection. The collection has everything from game day kits to limited Air Maxes. At first glance it looks like an all in all great collection, but come to find, out opinions on the collection are a little mixed.

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KTTP: AN ORIGIN STORY

KTTP: An Origin Story by Founder Curtis Brown

About 6 years I first had the idea that became Kicks to the Pitch. I was sitting around one of the sneaker events I use to throw and noticed all of the people wearing soccer tops paired with sneakers. It was February of 2014 and the World Cup was that summer and that is where it all began.

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WSS x KTTP PRESENTS | SHIRTS AND SKINS: EDWARD VAN GILS

We chat with street soccer legend Edward van Gils about not only his Tattoos but growing up in Amsterdam, street soccer, playing in air maxes and his journey with the game of soccer. We learn the deeper stories behind his ink and what that ink means to him.