Since the beginning of the academic school year, Hall has decided to volunteer his time at elementary schools across Norfolk, for the simple task of being a positive influence in young kids' lives.
Hall spent time at the after-school (and sometimes before-school) programs at Bayview, Crossroads and Richard Bowling Elementary schools one month at a time, coming three times a week over a three-week span.
All of which he did on his own time while unpaid.
“There shouldn’t be a price for that. It shouldn’t be 'Pay me 100 dollars and I'll teach them,'" Halls said.
He hopes kids see him as more than just a soccer coach. He hopes kids see him as more of a mentor and positive influence than anything else.
1st episode of the Goat Show features Scott Knight of andgo sports college recruiting company and 2021 NCAA soccer national champion Callum Johnson of Clemson men's soccer. GOAT Show host Mabricio "Mookie" Wilson sits down with Scott & Callum to discuss his recruiting experience out of BW Gottschee and Red Bulls Academy. Check out https://andgosports.com/ Guiding Student-Athletes through the Athletic Recruiting Process since 2008.
MLS Champions NYC FC new draft pick Mehdi Youssoufi is the steal of the draft. Before heading to preseason we invited Mehdi to go shopping at one of Brooklyn's most exclusive stores, The 69, where he picked out his favorite Futbolr gear as we discussed his journey from Morocco to Brooklyn. Check it out all here on Futbolr TV.
As a kid, Gregoire Akcelrod’s dad told him that he was such a bad footballer that he should never kick a ball again. But Gregoire wasn’t going to let that stop him from fulfilling his childhood dream. With the help of a fake website, an embellished CV, and some misleading photos, Gregoire hoaxed his way from being an unfit amateur player to convincing top clubs he was a rising star. The ruse worked so well that he was only hours away from being signed by a team in the Champions League, when football fans spotted that something was very wrong. In one night, his lies started to unravel, and his life’s ambitions came tumbling down. In a series of candid interviews, Fakes, Frauds & Scammers relives some of the most audacious scams and fraudulent stunts of our time from the mouths of the perpetrators themselves. Whether it’s money, fame or simply an addiction to lying, we find out what motivated these tricksters and whether the highs, lows and ramifications were worth it in the end.
Futbolr brand is proud to announce the anticipated collaboration with East Coast local Futbolr creative in this upcoming apparel look book release. Hailing from the 757 Chesapeake- Virginia Beach area, Alexander Brown, who goes by the alias ‘Alexander of X’ is collaborating with Futbolr brand’s latest Futbol X Artcollection. Alexander’s artwork commemorates the systemic issues of today’s society drawing on his experiences in his local community and on the futbol field.
On Tuesday June 22nd, ballers from all around the NYC soccer community gathered around the historic Met Oval Field in Maspeth to showcase their flair and skills in an exclusive 3v3 pop up event curated by Futbolr brand and Calculated Creativity. With Ligue 1 Champion and Lille forward Timothy Weah and New York Redbulls Player Kyle Duncan making a special appearance for the event as well as NJ/NY Gotham FC’s own Brianna Pinto and Jennifer Cudjoe, the event was nothing short of a star-studded cast that lit up an awe-inspiring scene with hundreds of players from all walks of life coming together to experience an event that not only highlighted the blazing swagger of the NYC futbolr community -- but also shining light on the key entities and groups that helped sponsor and promote the NYC footy scene.
The beautiful game that we cherish as futbolrs provides us with valuable lessons; sometimes, tragedies are also a part of this complex, beautiful game that we all share. And these tragedies in itself speak on a much greater narrative in regards to the way our societies and communities interact with one another. This past year we saw the movement of athletes empowering others to speak up and have a meaningful voice in social injustice, in communities, and in mental health. For the football community there is more work to be done, and the loss of Seid Visin only reinforces the amount of work that is needed to truly make this game an all-inclusive family. This week’s newsletter pays tribute to the loss of 20 year old adopted Ethiopian-Italian futbolr Seid Visin who struggled with the demons of mental illness. Taking his own life, the former Milan Primavera academy talent was a rising star in the ranks of Italian football before finally withdrawing from his dreams back in 2016-2017.
US World Cup legends Damarcus Beasley, Oguchi Onyewu and co-owner of Futbolr Clothing Mabricio Wilson sits down with US Soccer pioneer Lincoln Phillips. As head coach at Howard University he led his team to two NCAA Championships and won Coach of the Year honors in 1971 and 1974. His contribution to the development of goalkeeping is a matter of record having represented the USSF senior and Youth teams as the goalkeeping coach in many local and international competitions. Considered by peers as an advocate for the development of goalkeeping in the US, Lincoln has worked alongside several of the top US goalkeeper coaches to development and improve the goalkeeping education environment through the USSF coaching Schools and NSCAA as a Convention Presenter.
This interview was conducted by Dr. Basil Wilson at Essex House in May, 1978. The interview was previously published in the June/July 1978 issue of Everybody’s Magazine.
Mabricio Wilson of Futbolr Clothing sat down with Tayvon Gray and his twin brother Kayvon. Tayvon, a homegrown of NYC FC, just signed his first professional contract at age 17. Fresh off of the U17 World Cup in Brazil, we discuss his journey and what this day means to him and his family.
