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It offers the full experience of a lovably sticky-floored soccer pub, year round.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://maggiemcgarrys.com/\">Maggie McGarry’s\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Ask any Arsenal F.C. fan (\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2026/may/26/david-squires-on-arsenal-premier-league-title\">congrats on winning the title after a 22-year drought\u003c/a>, by the way) where they prefer to watch Gooner games in Frisco, and the answer will likely be Maggie’s. This North Beach haunt is a quintessential Irish pub. With plentiful soccer memorabilia bedecking the walls, and even \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Maggie-McGarrys-san-francisco-sports-bar-16493962.php\">a ban on the legendary soccer players Roy Keane, Thierry Henry and Stephen Ireland\u003c/a>, the World Cup fan environment won’t get much more legit than this. Expect very large and sweaty crowds.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://the-pig-whistle.menu-world.com/\">The Pig and Whistle\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Located near the University of San Francisco, this bar on Geary Boulevard attracts a funky mix of young and OG patrons alike, and has been listed as \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/maps/best-sports-bars-warriors-giants-niners-san-francisco\">one of Eater’s best sports bars\u003c/a> in the city. An English pub with a noticeable amount of British ex-pats on any given gameday, it offers standard fare like bangers and mash and a pint of Fuller’s London Pride while cheering on your international team of choice.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13990299\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-01-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People watch professional sports at Kezar Pub in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, May 25, 2026. (Juliana Yamada for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://neighborhoodsc.com/\">Neighborhood Sports Club\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: The latest most unique addition to the Bay Area football circuit is this outdoor cafe in Jack London Square. An actual small-sided soccer field is attached, where local players run pick-up games; they’ll also host their own Neighborhood World Cup throughout the duration of the FIFA tourney. Unlike a traditional European soccer pub, the space provides fresh air, a family-friendly environment, food and fashion pop-ups from local makers.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chalkysticks.com/places/george-walt-s\">George & Walt’s\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Oakland over the past decade has lost a handful of bona fide soccer pubs, like Commonwealth Cafe and Public House and Overland Country Bar & Grill. In their place, however, are classic American sports bars like George and Walt’s on College Avenue in Claremont, which has become a de facto watch party center for the Beautiful Game. During the earliest morning games (9 a.m. local time), the kitchen may not be open, but outside food is welcome. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandathleticclub.com/\">The Athletic Club\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: In its peak hours, there may be no better destination for sports watching in the East Bay than the Athletic Club on Grand Avenue, with plenty of TVs, space, liquor and food. Though not specifically a soccer pub per se, it’s a short distance from BART, with plenty of things to do nearby before or after, making it an ideal gathering spot for an array of sports lovers. While the venue shut down a few months ago, it’s reportedly planning to \u003ca href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/one-oaklands-only-sports-bars-005550889.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGO_mVoK-Oe6YZIX2YPHMm2Od90va9DKY6uHCVHdvkiLhYW0yg_EpKRpTzkDGm9jd647gyebleZMBCVoYdyXBLjAa1ziMxNSVN9F9rEtnUdA0cGUVyao-HMwwjFWuVFtmnC9f7X0UFK1uMXFcZ72Kir-nxNHuS0kTjr83U3cFG8c\">re-open with new ownership on June 11\u003c/a>, just in time for the World Cup.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1326\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/000179890032.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13990634\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/000179890032.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/000179890032-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/000179890032-768x509.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/000179890032-1536x1018.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A crowd at Neighborhood Sports Club in Oakland during its grand opening on May 16, 2026. (Courtesy NSC)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">South Bay\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://jacksbar.com/\">Jack’s Bar\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: This San Jose favorite is the headquarters for soccer hooligan groups like the Silicon Valley Gooners, and supporters’ scarves from around the globe drape from the ceiling. Like any true footballer’s den, they open at 6 a.m. on weekends during the English Premier League season to broadcast games from the opposite hemisphere. You can bet they’ll be showing every moment of this World Cup, just a stone’s throw from Levi’s Stadium. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://ststephensgreen.com/\">St. Stephen’s Green\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: A personal favorite, this is where my dad, a soccer-loving Mexican immigrant, has gone for decades to catch international games with his pick-up soccer buddies. It’s your run-of-the-mill Irish pub in many ways: hella beers on tap, greasy bar food. But the appeal of this particular watering hole is that it’s located on a bustling, pedestrian-only Castro Street in downtown Mountain View, with ample outdoor seating that transforms into an organic watch party with passersby and diehards from all over the globe cheering and booing every minute of action.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/IMG_3373-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13990644\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/IMG_3373-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/IMG_3373-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/IMG_3373-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/IMG_3373-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Goose & Fern, located in Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square, plans a steady slate of watch parties for the World Cup. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The Bay Area enjoys a long history with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/soccer\">soccer\u003c/a> fandoms — and classic bars and pubs for watching the game.\u003cbr>\u003cbr>In 1967, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13934415/8-over-80-derek-liecty\">Oakland Clippers\u003c/a> became national champions. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-jose-earthquakes\">San Jose Earthquakes\u003c/a>, one of the nation’s oldest professional soccer clubs, dates back to 1974. In 1994, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/stanford\">Stanford Stadium\u003c/a> was selected as a primary venue for the 15th World Cup.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Today, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/oakland-roots\">Oakland Roots and Soul\u003c/a> have emerged as the East Bay’s second-division darlings, playing at the Oakland Coliseum. And don’t forget \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bay-fc\">Bay FC\u003c/a>, who’ve built a sizable fanbase since launching in 2023 as an expansion team in the National Women’s Soccer League.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>It’s no surprise, then, that FIFA has once again selected the region — and in particular \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13963597/silicon-valley-bay-area-san-jose-soccer-capital\">Silicon Valley, the unofficial soccer capital of the Bay\u003c/a> — as a host site for the 23rd edition of the World Cup. Even so, not everyone can afford to attend the world’s greatest soccer tournament IRL; \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ce8lzj0rprpo\">BBC Sports reported\u003c/a> that World Cup ticket prices in North America originally soared as high as $8,680, with hundreds more at $2,735. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>From Santa Clara to Santa Rosa, meanwhile, soccer pubs and cafes will show the games for free, with loud groups of passionate hooligans and futbolistas celebrating each goal. Here’s where to join some of the Bay’s most devout football zealots to watch the World Cup.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13990302\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-06-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People hang out while watching sports at Maggie McGarry’s in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (Juliana Yamada for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://the-kezar-pub.menu-world.com/\">Kezar Pub\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: This Irish pub is a throwback neighborhood gem with a proud soccer identity that began in 1995, when Irish immigrant Cyril Hackett took over. Located in the Upper Haight, it faces Golden Gate Park’s Kezar Stadium — a historic sports venue that has hosted every kind of football match, including the San Francisco 49ers, the United States Men’s National Team during Olympic qualifiers, and currently the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952578/san-francisco-soccer-team-city-fc-muni-hollis-callas-collaboration\">quirky grassroots soccer club, SF City FC\u003c/a>. It offers the full experience of a lovably sticky-floored soccer pub, year round.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://maggiemcgarrys.com/\">Maggie McGarry’s\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Ask any Arsenal F.C. fan (\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2026/may/26/david-squires-on-arsenal-premier-league-title\">congrats on winning the title after a 22-year drought\u003c/a>, by the way) where they prefer to watch Gooner games in Frisco, and the answer will likely be Maggie’s. This North Beach haunt is a quintessential Irish pub. With plentiful soccer memorabilia bedecking the walls, and even \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Maggie-McGarrys-san-francisco-sports-bar-16493962.php\">a ban on the legendary soccer players Roy Keane, Thierry Henry and Stephen Ireland\u003c/a>, the World Cup fan environment won’t get much more legit than this. Expect very large and sweaty crowds.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://the-pig-whistle.menu-world.com/\">The Pig and Whistle\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Located near the University of San Francisco, this bar on Geary Boulevard attracts a funky mix of young and OG patrons alike, and has been listed as \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/maps/best-sports-bars-warriors-giants-niners-san-francisco\">one of Eater’s best sports bars\u003c/a> in the city. An English pub with a noticeable amount of British ex-pats on any given gameday, it offers standard fare like bangers and mash and a pint of Fuller’s London Pride while cheering on your international team of choice.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13990299\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-01-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/20260528-WORLDCUPBARS-JY-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People watch professional sports at Kezar Pub in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, May 25, 2026. (Juliana Yamada for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://neighborhoodsc.com/\">Neighborhood Sports Club\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: The latest most unique addition to the Bay Area football circuit is this outdoor cafe in Jack London Square. An actual small-sided soccer field is attached, where local players run pick-up games; they’ll also host their own Neighborhood World Cup throughout the duration of the FIFA tourney. Unlike a traditional European soccer pub, the space provides fresh air, a family-friendly environment, food and fashion pop-ups from local makers.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chalkysticks.com/places/george-walt-s\">George & Walt’s\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Oakland over the past decade has lost a handful of bona fide soccer pubs, like Commonwealth Cafe and Public House and Overland Country Bar & Grill. In their place, however, are classic American sports bars like George and Walt’s on College Avenue in Claremont, which has become a de facto watch party center for the Beautiful Game. During the earliest morning games (9 a.m. local time), the kitchen may not be open, but outside food is welcome. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandathleticclub.com/\">The Athletic Club\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: In its peak hours, there may be no better destination for sports watching in the East Bay than the Athletic Club on Grand Avenue, with plenty of TVs, space, liquor and food. Though not specifically a soccer pub per se, it’s a short distance from BART, with plenty of things to do nearby before or after, making it an ideal gathering spot for an array of sports lovers. While the venue shut down a few months ago, it’s reportedly planning to \u003ca href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/one-oaklands-only-sports-bars-005550889.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGO_mVoK-Oe6YZIX2YPHMm2Od90va9DKY6uHCVHdvkiLhYW0yg_EpKRpTzkDGm9jd647gyebleZMBCVoYdyXBLjAa1ziMxNSVN9F9rEtnUdA0cGUVyao-HMwwjFWuVFtmnC9f7X0UFK1uMXFcZ72Kir-nxNHuS0kTjr83U3cFG8c\">re-open with new ownership on June 11\u003c/a>, just in time for the World Cup.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1326\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/000179890032.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13990634\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/000179890032.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/000179890032-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/000179890032-768x509.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/000179890032-1536x1018.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A crowd at Neighborhood Sports Club in Oakland during its grand opening on May 16, 2026. (Courtesy NSC)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">South Bay\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://jacksbar.com/\">Jack’s Bar\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: This San Jose favorite is the headquarters for soccer hooligan groups like the Silicon Valley Gooners, and supporters’ scarves from around the globe drape from the ceiling. Like any true footballer’s den, they open at 6 a.m. on weekends during the English Premier League season to broadcast games from the opposite hemisphere. You can bet they’ll be showing every moment of this World Cup, just a stone’s throw from Levi’s Stadium. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://ststephensgreen.com/\">St. Stephen’s Green\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: A personal favorite, this is where my dad, a soccer-loving Mexican immigrant, has gone for decades to catch international games with his pick-up soccer buddies. It’s your run-of-the-mill Irish pub in many ways: hella beers on tap, greasy bar food. But the appeal of this particular watering hole is that it’s located on a bustling, pedestrian-only Castro Street in downtown Mountain View, with ample outdoor seating that transforms into an organic watch party with passersby and diehards from all over the globe cheering and booing every minute of action.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/IMG_3373-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13990644\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/IMG_3373-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/IMG_3373-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/IMG_3373-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/IMG_3373-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Goose & Fern, located in Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square, plans a steady slate of watch parties for the World Cup. (Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North Bay\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://thegooseandfern.com/\">The Goose & Fern\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Known for Full English breakfasts to go along with pints of ale and soccer matches, this Santa Rosa pub in Railroad Square will show a steady stream of World Cup games. For morning matchups, order a Scotch egg — a boiled egg wrapped in a breadcrumb-battered deep-fried sausage. For afternoons and evenings, add a Sticky Toffee Pudding to fuel your cheering. Whatever your combo, this British pub is a surefire haven for football fans in the 707.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ussoccer.com/competitions/uswnt-friendlies-2026/matches/united-states-japan-california-tickets-live-score-match-hub-lineups-highlights\">The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team\u003c/a> will face the Japan Women’s National team during a friendly match in San José this Saturday. This weekend’s bout will be the first of three games between the two squads, with Seattle and Denver hosting subsequent exhibitions next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While all three competitions are technically home games for the U.S., the San José match is a meaningful return to her roots for the team’s highly decorated defensive phenom, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ussoccer.com/players/g/naomi-girma\">Naomi Girma\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I’m excited,” says Girma, a proud San José representative.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13988413\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1706px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13988413\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A candid photo of a woman in a team USA soccer jersey. \" width=\"1706\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-2-scaled.jpg 1706w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-2-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Girma looks on during the SheBelieves Cup match against Colombia. \u003ccite>(Stephen Nadler/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">While Japan will undoubtably bring a healthy competition, Girma is anticipating the home crowd. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I love playing in San José,” she says. “It’s just fun to be in front of family and friends, and to get to see so many people after the game.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born and raised in the South Bay, Girma also attended Stanford University, where she helped lead the Cardinals to the 2019 NCAA National Championship. A sophomore at the time, Girma helped cement the title win with her standout defense and a penalty kick goal in the final match against the University of North Carolina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022, the newly established San Diego Wave FC selected Girma as the number one overall pick in the NWSL Draft. Girma balled out and helped lead the team to a playoff birth in its first year, winning both \u003ca href=\"https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/san-diego-wave-fc-defender-naomi-girma-named-2022-nwsl-rookie-of-the-year-presented-by-ally\">NWSL Rookie of the Year and NWSL Defender of the Year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Girma got deeper into her professional career the accolades continued to flow. She was named the\u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39287411/usa-female-player-year-girma-1st-defender-win-award\"> U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year in 2023,\u003c/a> and in 2024 she played every minute of Team USA’s matches in the Paris Olympics, which resulted in the squad winning a gold medal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January of 2025, England’s Women’s Super League club \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cvgm47e0pdjo\">Chelsea FC signed Girma to a multi-year deal\u003c/a>. The transfer fee Chelsea paid the Wave was reportedly $1.1 million (£890,000), making Girma \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/23/nx-s1-5270776/naomi-girma-makes-soccer-history-with-chelsea-transfer\">the first women’s player to have a contract sold for over $1 million.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13988414\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1767px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13988414\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A young girl in a red soccer jersey, posing for a photo while holding a soccer ball. \" width=\"1767\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-scaled.jpg 1767w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-160x232.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-768x1113.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-1060x1536.jpg 1060w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-1413x2048.jpg 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1767px) 100vw, 1767px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young Naomi Girma, who has played soccer competitively since she was a child growing up in San José. \u003ccite>(U.S. Soccer/Getty Images.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the most decorated professional athletes of the past decade, Girma got her start playing soccer on Saturdays in the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I started playing with \u003ca href=\"https://www.maledasj.com/\">Maleda\u003c/a>,” says Girma, referring to the youth soccer club in San José. Her father, a soccer player as well, started the organization. Made for soccer, the team also built community. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“It was just for Ethiopian families to come together,” Girma reflects, noting that as a young girl she was fiercely competitive. “But I also had a lot of fun.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">She spent Saturdays playing at different parks throughout the area. With the guidance of her father (who also coached), support from her mother and mentorship from her older brother, she found her way.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recreation soon turned to dedicated sport, as the young Girma later joined a regional club soccer team. “Then,” she says, “[soccer] just became a very big part of my life.” Her commitment changed her schedule. She went from one game on the weekend to multiple games each week and traveling for tournaments. She played other sports as well, namely basketball, but by the time she hit high school, soccer became her one big thing. And as she locked in, it payed dividends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It definitely feels surreal sometimes,” Girma reflects, addressing her own success, grateful for everything her family has done to push her along the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a child of immigrants,” she says, “you can see firsthand how different your childhood was from your parents. And I think that’s something that makes you try not to take anything for granted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even before she was born, Girma says, her parents were making sacrifices for her, and that has continued through her journey as an athlete. “They’ve instilled so many values and qualities in me that I think have helped me,” the 25-year-old soccer star says. She pinpoints how her parents exemplified discipline and work ethic, as well as perseverance and resilience. “No matter what I was doing,” Girma says, “those are definitely key things that make me who I am, and also have made me a good soccer player.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZGJZOa4mb0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A South Bay kid through and through, Girma relishes the diversity the region offers. Beyond being the home base to some of the world’s largest tech companies, San José’s rich cultural tapestry exposed a young Girma to various cuisines and varieties of music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“San José is typically just seen as a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/siliconvalleyunseen/\">part of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>,” she says. “But from the inside, you know how many different cultures there are here, and how many communities there are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it wasn’t until Girma was drafted and moved to San Diego did she fully put it in context. “I appreciated it more when I left and then came back,” she says. “There’s just something about the Bay that is really special,” says Girma, noting the “different pockets” that exists here. “I feel like there’s really no other place like it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12076503 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/IMG_1406-2000x1500.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Girma’s professional rise parallels soccer’s growth as of late, particularly in the U.S., and especially here in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While California is a hub for soccer, with college teams and the club system being long established, the sport is growing professionally too. Girma literally played a part in the expansion of the NWSL and changed the value of trading a player across international leagues. And she’s seeing the sport continue to grow in popularity, especially on the women’s side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her point is evidenced by the establishment of the San José-based club, Bay FC, which as founded in 2023 and played its first game the following year. They join other regional clubs like the Oakland Roots and Oakland Soul, as well as the Monterey Bay FC, San Francisco City FC and the San Jose Earthquakes, which played their inaugural season 30 years ago under the name San Jose Clash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last fall, a barge carrying \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mU8tRTGyQxg\">a huge floating soccer pitch\u003c/a> was anchored near San Francisco’s Pier 50, as the National Women’s Soccer League celebrated its championship week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And later this year, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026\">2026 FIFA World Cup\u003c/a> will bring a series of matches to venues across North America, including Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like this summer will be a big moment to have a lot of eyes on [soccer] in this country,” predicts Girma. She mentions the NWSL’s latest expansion teams, Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC, and says the growth is continuing. “I hope that the same will happen on the men’s side too,” she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the game expands, and more young soccer stars develop on the fields around the Bay Area and beyond, Girma offers a bit of advice for footballers looking to turn their passion into a career.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Run your own race,” she says, quoting a mentor of hers. People grow at different rates, so there’s no sense in comparing yourself to another person. “Some people peak earlier,” Girma says, noting how some might get calls from national teams or move ahead at a younger age. “Just focus on yourself, and you’ll get to where you wanna go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Naomi Girma and the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team face the Japan Women’s National team on Saturday, April 11, at 2:30 p.m. at PayPal Park in San José. For tickets and information, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ussoccer.com/competitions/uswnt-friendlies-2026/matches/united-states-japan-california-tickets-live-score-match-hub-lineups-highlights\">check here\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ussoccer.com/competitions/uswnt-friendlies-2026/matches/united-states-japan-california-tickets-live-score-match-hub-lineups-highlights\">The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team\u003c/a> will face the Japan Women’s National team during a friendly match in San José this Saturday. This weekend’s bout will be the first of three games between the two squads, with Seattle and Denver hosting subsequent exhibitions next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While all three competitions are technically home games for the U.S., the San José match is a meaningful return to her roots for the team’s highly decorated defensive phenom, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ussoccer.com/players/g/naomi-girma\">Naomi Girma\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I’m excited,” says Girma, a proud San José representative.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13988413\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1706px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13988413\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A candid photo of a woman in a team USA soccer jersey. \" width=\"1706\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-2-scaled.jpg 1706w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-2-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Girma looks on during the SheBelieves Cup match against Colombia. \u003ccite>(Stephen Nadler/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">While Japan will undoubtably bring a healthy competition, Girma is anticipating the home crowd. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I love playing in San José,” she says. “It’s just fun to be in front of family and friends, and to get to see so many people after the game.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born and raised in the South Bay, Girma also attended Stanford University, where she helped lead the Cardinals to the 2019 NCAA National Championship. A sophomore at the time, Girma helped cement the title win with her standout defense and a penalty kick goal in the final match against the University of North Carolina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2022, the newly established San Diego Wave FC selected Girma as the number one overall pick in the NWSL Draft. Girma balled out and helped lead the team to a playoff birth in its first year, winning both \u003ca href=\"https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/san-diego-wave-fc-defender-naomi-girma-named-2022-nwsl-rookie-of-the-year-presented-by-ally\">NWSL Rookie of the Year and NWSL Defender of the Year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Girma got deeper into her professional career the accolades continued to flow. She was named the\u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39287411/usa-female-player-year-girma-1st-defender-win-award\"> U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year in 2023,\u003c/a> and in 2024 she played every minute of Team USA’s matches in the Paris Olympics, which resulted in the squad winning a gold medal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January of 2025, England’s Women’s Super League club \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cvgm47e0pdjo\">Chelsea FC signed Girma to a multi-year deal\u003c/a>. The transfer fee Chelsea paid the Wave was reportedly $1.1 million (£890,000), making Girma \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/23/nx-s1-5270776/naomi-girma-makes-soccer-history-with-chelsea-transfer\">the first women’s player to have a contract sold for over $1 million.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13988414\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1767px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13988414\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A young girl in a red soccer jersey, posing for a photo while holding a soccer ball. \" width=\"1767\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-scaled.jpg 1767w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-160x232.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-768x1113.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-1060x1536.jpg 1060w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/0-1413x2048.jpg 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1767px) 100vw, 1767px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young Naomi Girma, who has played soccer competitively since she was a child growing up in San José. \u003ccite>(U.S. Soccer/Getty Images.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the most decorated professional athletes of the past decade, Girma got her start playing soccer on Saturdays in the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I started playing with \u003ca href=\"https://www.maledasj.com/\">Maleda\u003c/a>,” says Girma, referring to the youth soccer club in San José. 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She played other sports as well, namely basketball, but by the time she hit high school, soccer became her one big thing. And as she locked in, it payed dividends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It definitely feels surreal sometimes,” Girma reflects, addressing her own success, grateful for everything her family has done to push her along the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a child of immigrants,” she says, “you can see firsthand how different your childhood was from your parents. And I think that’s something that makes you try not to take anything for granted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even before she was born, Girma says, her parents were making sacrifices for her, and that has continued through her journey as an athlete. “They’ve instilled so many values and qualities in me that I think have helped me,” the 25-year-old soccer star says. She pinpoints how her parents exemplified discipline and work ethic, as well as perseverance and resilience. “No matter what I was doing,” Girma says, “those are definitely key things that make me who I am, and also have made me a good soccer player.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/5ZGJZOa4mb0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/5ZGJZOa4mb0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>A South Bay kid through and through, Girma relishes the diversity the region offers. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Girma’s professional rise parallels soccer’s growth as of late, particularly in the U.S., and especially here in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While California is a hub for soccer, with college teams and the club system being long established, the sport is growing professionally too. Girma literally played a part in the expansion of the NWSL and changed the value of trading a player across international leagues. And she’s seeing the sport continue to grow in popularity, especially on the women’s side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her point is evidenced by the establishment of the San José-based club, Bay FC, which as founded in 2023 and played its first game the following year. They join other regional clubs like the Oakland Roots and Oakland Soul, as well as the Monterey Bay FC, San Francisco City FC and the San Jose Earthquakes, which played their inaugural season 30 years ago under the name San Jose Clash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last fall, a barge carrying \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mU8tRTGyQxg\">a huge floating soccer pitch\u003c/a> was anchored near San Francisco’s Pier 50, as the National Women’s Soccer League celebrated its championship week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And later this year, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026\">2026 FIFA World Cup\u003c/a> will bring a series of matches to venues across North America, including Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like this summer will be a big moment to have a lot of eyes on [soccer] in this country,” predicts Girma. She mentions the NWSL’s latest expansion teams, Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC, and says the growth is continuing. “I hope that the same will happen on the men’s side too,” she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the game expands, and more young soccer stars develop on the fields around the Bay Area and beyond, Girma offers a bit of advice for footballers looking to turn their passion into a career.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Run your own race,” she says, quoting a mentor of hers. People grow at different rates, so there’s no sense in comparing yourself to another person. “Some people peak earlier,” Girma says, noting how some might get calls from national teams or move ahead at a younger age. “Just focus on yourself, and you’ll get to where you wanna go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When the FIFA Men’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101913251/the-world-cup-heads-to-california\">World Cup\u003c/a> comes to the Bay Area in June and July, much of the conversation will revolve around the economic benefits of hosting these mega sporting events. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for soccer fans like Daniel Díaz, a purely monetary focus misses the mark. On Sunday, March 29, Díaz, via the documentary platform CiNEOLA, will present a program at the Roxie called “\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/futbol-on-film/\">Fútbol on film\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We wanted to put together a program that spoke to football in a way that really focuses on the good, the people, the humanity around the sport,” he tells KQED. The goal, he says, is to look at the sport from an “anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist lens.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987803\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/BaggioStill_jpg4_2000.jpg\" alt=\"tv screen showing soccer game in darkened space\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987803\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/BaggioStill_jpg4_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/BaggioStill_jpg4_2000-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/BaggioStill_jpg4_2000-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/BaggioStill_jpg4_2000-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/BaggioStill_jpg4_2000-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A still from Henrique Cartaxo’s short film ‘Roberto Baggio,’ 2023. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the artist and CiNEOLA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The 90-minute program starts at noon with a series of three short documentaries focused on Latin American football: RJ Sanchez’s \u003ci>Barra brava\u003c/i>, a 16mm film about Colombia’s devoted soccer fans; \u003ci>Roberto Baggio\u003c/i>, about filmmaker Henrique Cartaxo’s memories of Brazil’s 1994 World Cup victory; and Díaz’s own short \u003ci>Junior tu papá\u003c/i>, which revisits memories of a 1993 championship game played in Barranquilla, Colombia 17 days after Pablo Escobar’s death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the main event of the day for many in attendance will be a teaser of Díaz’s current project, a feature-length documentary about \u003ca href=\"https://sfcityfc.com/\">San Francisco City Football Club\u003c/a>, the oldest community-owned soccer club in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team, which has been around since 2001 and competes in the semi-professional USL League Two, has long played its home games at Kezar Stadium. Over two decades, SF City FC has gathered an ardent fan base of local supporters, people who fill the stands with black and gold gear, drums and flags, chanting “Oh when the fog / comes rolling in.” (Sponsored by Muni, the team has some of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952578/san-francisco-soccer-team-city-fc-muni-hollis-callas-collaboration\">best jerseys in the game\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987804\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/SFCityFC_MUNDIAL-06_2000.jpg\" alt=\"three men in soccer jerseys against green screen\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1326\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987804\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/SFCityFC_MUNDIAL-06_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/SFCityFC_MUNDIAL-06_2000-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/SFCityFC_MUNDIAL-06_2000-768x509.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/SFCityFC_MUNDIAL-06_2000-1536x1018.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">L to R: Filmmaker Daniel Díaz with SF City FC Creative Director Ian Blackley and Director of Operations Tyler Hinman at SF COMMONS. \u003ccite>(Daniel Díaz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But in May 2025, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DJb3KiHxwKh/\">Mayor Daniel Lurie announced\u003c/a> a new minor league soccer team founded by financial executives Geoff Oltmans and Marc Rohrer — the confusingly named Golden City FC — would be coming to San Francisco. Shortly after, the Board of Supervisors voted to give the nonexistent team a \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/m/newsflash/home/detail/2285\">15-year-contract at Kezar\u003c/a> (with the option of three five-year extensions) in exchange for $10 million worth of renovations to the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_12076503' hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/IMG_1406-2000x1500.jpg']SF City FC was blindsided. The deal meant they would be able to play just one game a season on what had been their home field. Nearly a year later, Golden City FC has yet to materialize, and the team’s website is \u003ca href=\"https://goldencityfootballclub.org/\">now broken\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of this provides plenty of dramatic fodder for Díaz’s \u003ci>Roll Fog\u003c/i>, which he will continue to film through the team’s 2026 season, which opens with \u003ca href=\"https://sfcityfc.com/schedule/san-juan-home\">a home game\u003c/a> at San Francisco State University’s Cox Stadium on May 3. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is going to be the first time we’re showing anything publicly for the project,” Díaz says of the 12-minute teaser screening at the Roxie. “We’re using it as an opportunity to introduce this project to the community that it is for and it’s about and that is ultimately participating in the production of it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Q&A after will include a conversation between Díaz and Rei Dorwart of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972889/marco-jacques-joga-jax-sf-city-football-club-futbol-by-the-bay\">Fútbol by the Bay\u003c/a> (which runs youth soccer clinics, among other activities), and members of SF City FC supporter groups the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/northsiderssfcityfc/\">Northsiders\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kezarunionsf/\">Kezar Union\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/faultlineoffenders/\">Fault Line Offenders\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a project that we want to really be through the fans’ point of view,” Díaz says. In that spirit, attendees are encouraged to wear their teams’ jerseys, and to bring scarves and flags to the screening. At the Roxie, Díaz says he hopes to create a “match day atmosphere” emblematic of how soccer brings disparate groups together in support of the sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s about replicating everything that’s so great about the city that we’re in,” he says, “and how, at least in my mind, SF City FC does that as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>‘\u003ca href=\"https://roxie.com/film/futbol-on-film/\">Fútbol on film\u003c/a>’ screens at the Roxie Theater (3125 16th St., San Francisco) on Sunday, March 29 at 12 p.m.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Last Saturday, over 26,000 fans pulled up to the Oakland Roots’ home opener at the Coliseum. And though the team lost 2-1 to Monterey Bay FC, fans took home a W for the culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a land blessing from Ohlone tribal spokesperson and co-director of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8HHoFZ3fXY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, Corrina Gould\u003c/a>, rising Oakland vocalist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DHjXXS3Sucb/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ysenia Martinez\u003c/a> sang the national anthem. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/felakutchii/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ Fela Kutchii\u003c/a> got the crowd dancing as the game started, and then at halftime West Coast hip-hop founding father \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/too-short\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Too $hort\u003c/a> performed an anthem of his own.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the game, a 15-minute firework exhibition lit up the East Oakland sky while some of the Town’s greatest songs played through the stadium’s speakers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13973624\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13973624 size-medium\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-800x1199.jpg\" alt=\"After the Oakland Roots first soccer match of the season, Justin Rasmussen (left) and Wolfgang Prentice (right) stand on a dark field as fireworks light up the sky above the Oakland Coliseum.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1199\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-800x1199.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-1020x1529.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-768x1151.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the Oakland Roots first soccer match of the season, Justin Rasmussen (left) and Wolfgang Prentice (right) stand on a dark field as fireworks light up the sky above the Oakland Coliseum. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Oakland Roots SC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The opening night celebration is directly in-line with what the Oakland Roots, and their sister team, \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandsoulsc.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Oakland Soul\u003c/a>, have been doing since 2018: showing love to Bay Area artists and culture keepers. While it’s common for sports teams to highlight their region’s culture, this organization is truly putting on for the Town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They have backing from legendary local athletes. They’ve showcased a wide array of artists, taken on philanthropic endeavors and gotten involved in the public school system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At their next home game on March 29, the soccer club is set to host a Rooted & Rising: Women’s Empowerment Night, which will feature the work of renowned photographer \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brittsense/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittani “Brittsense” Sensabaugh\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13973554\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13973554 size-medium\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1-800x1200.jpg\" alt='Photographer Brittani \"Brittsense\" Sensabaugh puts the camera down and poses for a photo. ' width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photographer Brittani ‘Brittsense’ Sensabaugh puts the camera down and poses for a photo. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Brittani \"Brittsense\" Sensabaugh)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Brittsense’s work features beautiful images of people from across the country, from housing projects in Watts to working class neighborhoods on the south side of Chicago. She’s documented the brilliant culture that exists in areas that officials have deemed blighted — places that are over-policed, where schools are underfunded. Her body of work shows the beauty of Black folks, despite it all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her recent exhibition, \u003cem>Reach The World, But Touch The Hood First\u003c/em>, is a series of images of babies smiling, little girls with colorful beads in their hair and young boys pausing while drinking from open fire hydrants. It’s been shown \u003ca href=\"https://www.artsy.net/show/richard-beavers-gallery-reach-the-world-but-touch-the-hood-first?sort=partner_show_position\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at galleries in New York\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brittsense/p/DGCS-R9PwMQ/?img_index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">featured on MTA Subway\u003c/a> advertisements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Brittsense, who moved back to California a few years ago after a long stint on the East Coast, hasn’t had her work shown in her hometown of Oakland in nearly a decade. So this weekend she’s calling her pop-up show at the Coliseum \u003cem>Return Home To Ourselves\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk5P1BhFeRc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m from 85th and D Street,” says \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brittsense/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittsense\u003c/a>. “So the Coliseum is right down the block from where I grew up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The duration of a soccer game might be an unusually short time for an art show, but Brittsense says it’s a big moment nonetheless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really like a homecoming, or a home welcoming game,” Brittsense says, noting the parallels between her journey back to home base and professional soccer’s return to the Oakland Coliseum — the place where, in 1967, \u003ca href=\"https://soccerhistoryusa.org/asha/sanfrancisco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Oakland Clippers\u003c/a> played in one of the earliest professional soccer matches in U.S. history. [aside postid='arts_13973027']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though not directly sports-related, Brittsense’s work is intertwined in another way. She calls the exhibition “a one-day spirit activation,” or “a ceremony reminding us of our traditions and the rituals that we come from.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Edreece Arghandiwal, co-founder and chief marketing officer of the Oakland Roots, agrees. The team is showcasing Brittsense’s work to tell a story about art and Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s the beauty of what [the Roots] are doing,” he says. “If we were just a soccer team, it wouldn’t make sense at all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brittsense’s work will be displayed in the former site of an Oakland A’s merch store near section 105. The gallery is the brainchild of Roots’ Director of Community Engagement, Nelda Kerr.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13973626\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13973626\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-800x554.jpg\" alt=\"A exhibition of painted portraits inside of the Oakland Coliseum. \" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-768x532.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-2048x1419.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-1920x1330.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ‘Faces of Fremont’ exhibition, as shown at the Oakland Coliseum on March 22 during the season opener for the Oakland Roots. \u003ccite>(John Christie)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s kind of a flat-wall, bare-bones space,” says Kerr. When the team did a walk-through last year, she noted that it had potential and good lighting. “So I said,” Kerr recalls, “‘I’m gonna turn it into an art gallery.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the first home game of the season last weekend, the space featured an exhibition called \u003cem>Faces of Fremont\u003c/em>, a series of painted portraits from students at East Oakland’s Fremont High School. “I chose Fremont,” says Kerr, “because Too $hort was our halftime performer and he went to Fremont.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13973604\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13973604 size-medium\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6-800x1101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1101\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6-800x1101.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6-1020x1404.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6-160x220.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6-768x1057.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6-1116x1536.jpg 1116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6.jpg 1195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Sun Shinning Up,’ taken in Harlem, New York in 2015. \u003ccite>(Brittani \"Brittsense\" Sensabaugh)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In thinking of women who really showcase the strength of Oakland, Kerr says Brittsense absolutely encapsulates that. “And the power and strength of her photography,” says Kerr, “is just going to be such a surprise and delight for people who come to a game not expecting this kind of community activation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brittsense’s display will be more than images; the photographer says it’s going to be a “holistic oasis” complete with candles and massage therapy. \u003cb>\u003c/b>“I want safeness,” says Brittsense. “Protection and safeness for three hours.” [aside postid='arts_13973469']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Acknowledging that people are dealing with a lot right now, be it local or national politics, family, financial or other concerns, Brittsense is clear that her craft can lend a hand to the healing process. “I document us from a lens of love and not trauma,” she says. “So, it’s just the beginning of a conversation for us to heal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A practitioner of the healing process, she’s also growing from her own wounds. She says this exhibition is her way to honor the legacy of her late mother who transitioned three years ago. “The love that my mother gave to me,” says Brittsense, “I gave to the world.”\u003cb> \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13973605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13973605 size-medium\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-4-1-800x1091.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1091\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-4-1-800x1091.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-4-1-1020x1391.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-4-1-160x218.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-4-1-768x1048.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-4-1-1126x1536.jpg 1126w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-4-1.jpg 1206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Cold Summer,’ taken in Brownsville Brooklyn in 2015. \u003ccite>(Brittani \"Brittsense\" Sensabaugh)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now she wants to use that love to cultivate safe spaces, where people can process and reflect. Currently, this is something Brittsense does in classrooms around Oakland through her work at the youth media nonprofit YouthBeat. And now that she’s broken the seal on exhibiting her work locally, she wants to do more of the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately Brittsense says — in a fitting metaphor for the Oakland soccer team — her goal is to get people to return to their roots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She wants to remind people to dig deep within and “cultivate a blueprint of self” in order to heal from traumas they’ve experienced. “We have the tools,” she says, “because we are the tools.”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Brittsense’s exhibit ‘Return Home to Ourselves’ will be on display during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/schedule/\">Oakland Roots’ game at the Oakland Coliseum on March 29\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Last Saturday, over 26,000 fans pulled up to the Oakland Roots’ home opener at the Coliseum. And though the team lost 2-1 to Monterey Bay FC, fans took home a W for the culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a land blessing from Ohlone tribal spokesperson and co-director of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8HHoFZ3fXY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, Corrina Gould\u003c/a>, rising Oakland vocalist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DHjXXS3Sucb/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ysenia Martinez\u003c/a> sang the national anthem. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/felakutchii/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ Fela Kutchii\u003c/a> got the crowd dancing as the game started, and then at halftime West Coast hip-hop founding father \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/too-short\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Too $hort\u003c/a> performed an anthem of his own.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the game, a 15-minute firework exhibition lit up the East Oakland sky while some of the Town’s greatest songs played through the stadium’s speakers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13973624\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13973624 size-medium\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-800x1199.jpg\" alt=\"After the Oakland Roots first soccer match of the season, Justin Rasmussen (left) and Wolfgang Prentice (right) stand on a dark field as fireworks light up the sky above the Oakland Coliseum.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1199\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-800x1199.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-1020x1529.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-768x1151.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/media_38330308_38084227_compressed.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the Oakland Roots first soccer match of the season, Justin Rasmussen (left) and Wolfgang Prentice (right) stand on a dark field as fireworks light up the sky above the Oakland Coliseum. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Oakland Roots SC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The opening night celebration is directly in-line with what the Oakland Roots, and their sister team, \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandsoulsc.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Oakland Soul\u003c/a>, have been doing since 2018: showing love to Bay Area artists and culture keepers. While it’s common for sports teams to highlight their region’s culture, this organization is truly putting on for the Town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They have backing from legendary local athletes. They’ve showcased a wide array of artists, taken on philanthropic endeavors and gotten involved in the public school system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At their next home game on March 29, the soccer club is set to host a Rooted & Rising: Women’s Empowerment Night, which will feature the work of renowned photographer \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brittsense/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittani “Brittsense” Sensabaugh\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13973554\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13973554 size-medium\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1-800x1200.jpg\" alt='Photographer Brittani \"Brittsense\" Sensabaugh puts the camera down and poses for a photo. ' width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-5-1.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photographer Brittani ‘Brittsense’ Sensabaugh puts the camera down and poses for a photo. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Brittani \"Brittsense\" Sensabaugh)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Brittsense’s work features beautiful images of people from across the country, from housing projects in Watts to working class neighborhoods on the south side of Chicago. She’s documented the brilliant culture that exists in areas that officials have deemed blighted — places that are over-policed, where schools are underfunded. Her body of work shows the beauty of Black folks, despite it all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her recent exhibition, \u003cem>Reach The World, But Touch The Hood First\u003c/em>, is a series of images of babies smiling, little girls with colorful beads in their hair and young boys pausing while drinking from open fire hydrants. It’s been shown \u003ca href=\"https://www.artsy.net/show/richard-beavers-gallery-reach-the-world-but-touch-the-hood-first?sort=partner_show_position\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at galleries in New York\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brittsense/p/DGCS-R9PwMQ/?img_index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">featured on MTA Subway\u003c/a> advertisements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Brittsense, who moved back to California a few years ago after a long stint on the East Coast, hasn’t had her work shown in her hometown of Oakland in nearly a decade. So this weekend she’s calling her pop-up show at the Coliseum \u003cem>Return Home To Ourselves\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Zk5P1BhFeRc'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Zk5P1BhFeRc'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>“I’m from 85th and D Street,” says \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brittsense/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittsense\u003c/a>. “So the Coliseum is right down the block from where I grew up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The duration of a soccer game might be an unusually short time for an art show, but Brittsense says it’s a big moment nonetheless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really like a homecoming, or a home welcoming game,” Brittsense says, noting the parallels between her journey back to home base and professional soccer’s return to the Oakland Coliseum — the place where, in 1967, \u003ca href=\"https://soccerhistoryusa.org/asha/sanfrancisco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Oakland Clippers\u003c/a> played in one of the earliest professional soccer matches in U.S. history. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though not directly sports-related, Brittsense’s work is intertwined in another way. She calls the exhibition “a one-day spirit activation,” or “a ceremony reminding us of our traditions and the rituals that we come from.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Edreece Arghandiwal, co-founder and chief marketing officer of the Oakland Roots, agrees. The team is showcasing Brittsense’s work to tell a story about art and Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s the beauty of what [the Roots] are doing,” he says. “If we were just a soccer team, it wouldn’t make sense at all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brittsense’s work will be displayed in the former site of an Oakland A’s merch store near section 105. The gallery is the brainchild of Roots’ Director of Community Engagement, Nelda Kerr.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13973626\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13973626\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-800x554.jpg\" alt=\"A exhibition of painted portraits inside of the Oakland Coliseum. \" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-768x532.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-2048x1419.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/IMG_0565-1920x1330.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ‘Faces of Fremont’ exhibition, as shown at the Oakland Coliseum on March 22 during the season opener for the Oakland Roots. \u003ccite>(John Christie)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s kind of a flat-wall, bare-bones space,” says Kerr. When the team did a walk-through last year, she noted that it had potential and good lighting. “So I said,” Kerr recalls, “‘I’m gonna turn it into an art gallery.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the first home game of the season last weekend, the space featured an exhibition called \u003cem>Faces of Fremont\u003c/em>, a series of painted portraits from students at East Oakland’s Fremont High School. “I chose Fremont,” says Kerr, “because Too $hort was our halftime performer and he went to Fremont.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13973604\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13973604 size-medium\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6-800x1101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1101\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6-800x1101.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6-1020x1404.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6-160x220.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6-768x1057.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6-1116x1536.jpg 1116w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/0-6.jpg 1195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Sun Shinning Up,’ taken in Harlem, New York in 2015. \u003ccite>(Brittani \"Brittsense\" Sensabaugh)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In thinking of women who really showcase the strength of Oakland, Kerr says Brittsense absolutely encapsulates that. “And the power and strength of her photography,” says Kerr, “is just going to be such a surprise and delight for people who come to a game not expecting this kind of community activation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brittsense’s display will be more than images; the photographer says it’s going to be a “holistic oasis” complete with candles and massage therapy. \u003cb>\u003c/b>“I want safeness,” says Brittsense. “Protection and safeness for three hours.” \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Roots players put on their game faces. Old-school cars with gleaming rims swing donuts in a display of Town pride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even to have been on the field in that context is a very surreal moment,” Jones says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/dntXxjV1mv8?si=g96vEdSoRwGtb0-7\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coming up with an anthem bold enough to hype up an entire stadium might sound like a challenge. But Jones says the track came together entirely organically. The rapper’s connection to the Roots goes way back. A decade ago, the Oakland-raised Jones met future Roots co-founder Edreece Arghandiwal, who let Jones record music in the office of his tech start-up. 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Along with Green Day’s Billy Joe Armstrong, the rap legend also recently purchased an ownership stake in another upstart team, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972636/billie-joe-armstrong-too-short-oakland-ballers-baseball\">the Ballers\u003c/a>, who began competing in the Pioneer baseball league last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>E-40 — whose 2014 song “Choices” is an unofficial Golden State Warriors anthem — has become a high-profile supporter of the Bay Area’s new WNBA team, the Golden State Valkyries, whose debut season begins at Chase Center in May. 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As the sun sets, he and his longtime friend \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reireifromthebaybay/\">Rei Dorwart\u003c/a>, another local soccer legend, transform the court into a street-style soccer clinic for youth, an offshoot of Dorwart’s organization, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/futbolbythebay/\">Futbol by the Bay\u003c/a>. Ditching the grass for the courts allows the players to develop the skills to become fluent in artistic, fast-paced moves that set street-style apart from mainstream soccer. As a final touch, Jacques climbs the fence to hang the banner with the FBTB logo, which he helped design.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many creatives, Jacques is multidimensional. In conversation, he appears soft spoken and careful with his words. With the kids, he playfully coaxes out their confidence. But when it’s his turn to hop in a game, he trades the thoughtful demeanor for a fiercer presence and sharp tongue, unleashing a lifetime of practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13972727\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13972727\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children walk by a ‘Futbol by the Bay’ sign at Crocker Amazon playground in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]B[/dropcap]orn and raised in San Francisco by Spanish and Italian parents, Jacques was taught to love the sport early in life. That love blossomed into an electric career. At 13, he was scouted to play for the San Jose Earthquakes Academy. At 18, he went on to play for a team in Naples, Italy. But after a few months, he returned to the States to play Division I soccer at Grand Canyon University in Arizona. It was an opportunity that a lot of his peers dreamed of, but Jacques couldn’t help but feel like he had fumbled the chance of a lifetime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was really hard on myself,” he reflects. “I developed a really bad eating disorder, and I had to deal with just feeling like I had failed. I wasn’t giving myself any slack, I was not tapping into that joy of the game. I felt like I wasn’t enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet, when he reflects on that challenging time, he doesn’t have regrets. He spent time away from the ball, recuperating among family, and eventually found his way back to his love for the game. Looking back, he says that time prepared him for the role he has carved for himself today. “At the end of the day, life and family and community and our good friends and our other passions, that’s what makes us ‘us,’” he reflects. “It’s not necessarily what you’re good at or what people know you for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13972730\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13972730\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED-800x512.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED-1020x653.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED-160x102.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED-768x492.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED-1536x984.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED-1920x1230.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marco Jacques performs tricks with a soccer ball, after running a youth soccer clinic, at the Crocker Amazon playground basketball courts in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s this love that Jacques passes on to his mentees, some of whom show up for Futbol by the Bay’s clinic after seeing Jacques’ gravity-defying moves on Instagram. When I visit on a recent evening, the four coaches split up, and Jacques sets up a training session on the left side of the courts. His style and confidence is electric, and many of the participants are inspired to find their own version of his flare. They watch him, trying to figure out how he moves the ball so fluidly. His encouragement melts away their fear. The pride in his face is evident as the young players attempt his moves. As he guides them, it’s easy to see that he’s still connected to his younger self, who fell in love with the ball and decided to commit his life to cultivating that love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]F[/dropcap]utbol by the Bay is a platform that Dorwart founded after spending years away from home playing for a D1 school, and later, on teams abroad. Upon returning to the Bay, he realized that the sport and the players animating its culture weren’t getting the love they deserved. FBTB was initially a platform to highlight street-style soccer, and it has since evolved into an entity that runs adult leagues, youth clinics, one-on-one tournaments, off-season college/pro pick-up games — plus a line of artfully designed merch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13970377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1442px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13970377\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1442\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15.jpg 1442w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15-800x1110.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15-1020x1415.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15-160x222.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15-768x1065.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15-1107x1536.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1442px) 100vw, 1442px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marco Jacques performs tricks with a soccer ball in the Fillmore district in San Francisco on Jan. 13, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dorwart and Jacques have known each other since high school; they bonded as two of the few San Francisco kids playing at an elite level. But it wasn’t until they both returned home from abroad that their paths converged. Dorwart recognized Jacques’ passion for design and reached out to see if he’d create a fresh logo for the emerging soccer brand (Jacques worked with Genevieve Godson on a stylized take on the San Francisco skyline). Today, Jacques and Dorwart work together off the field, creating clothing and merch that exemplifies the culture and players they grew up admiring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June 2024, the two friends competed in a street-style African Cup in Paris, representing the Bay Area alongside \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/neighborhoodsportsclub/?hl=en\">Neighborhood Sports Club\u003c/a>. In Paris, Jacques felt a vibrancy he could never seem to find in the Bay. It wasn’t just about the players and the talent, it was about the crowd, who were as invested in the outcome of the game as those competing. Jacques and Dorwart vowed to bring that energy back home. [aside postid='arts_13963597']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once they returned to San Francisco, Dorwart invited Jacques to help him coach aspiring street-style players — a vision that has evolved into the weekly evening clinic. They encourage the players to get creative. “It really gives players an opportunity to express themselves,” Dorwart says. “That’s how I was able to develop my confidence and my comfort on the ball, is by just playing so much on the streets with my friends and my classmates. That’s how Marco and I bond.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]W[/dropcap]atching Jacques and Dorwart tag-team clinics, pick-up games and events, their almost telepathic communication makes their bond evident. It is a friendship anchored in a profound love for the city and sport that raised them. In a time when San Francisco, like much of the Bay, is being criticized for what it lacks and what it has lost, Jacques and Dorwart are contributing to a culture rooted in creativity that can uplift the next generation. [aside postid='arts_13971497']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That includes ten-year-old Ravi Griffin, who has been participating in the clinics for a few months. It’s where he eagerly asks his father to take him to train. He appreciates the fast paced nature of the clinics, without the pressure to perform. “There’s no one scouting you, or watching you. I play more freely, I get to play how I want,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His father, Leonard Griffin, is a former professional soccer player and current head coach of the UC Berkeley men’s soccer team, and organizes the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sanfranciscosoccercamp.com/\">San Francisco Soccer Camp\u003c/a>. He sees the positive impact the clinic has had on his son, who eagerly rushes over to the basketball court where FBTB sets up the clinic every Monday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13972899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13972899\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ravi Griffen, center left, Milan Serratos, center right, and other children gather for a youth clinic run by Marco Jacques and other coaches at the Crocker Amazon playground basketball courts on Feb. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Griffin views Jacques’ passion for the game as a way to instill that joy in the next generation. “I’m a teacher of the game as well, so I love coming and watching these young coaches and artists do their thing,” says Griffin. “You can just see Marco’s passion for the game, especially when he gets out there and plays. He’s got a crazy skill set. You can see the joy that he has for the game. The way he plays when he gets out with the kids. He just looks like he’s doing it for all the right reasons.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of the clinic, all of the participants circle around Jacques as he juggles the ball. His foot gracefully flicks it as he quickly pivots between tricks. Still sweaty from practice, the kids look up at him, entranced by the magic before them. Jacques switches to a golf ball, a task that seems to defy logic. The budding players applaud. In fifteen years, one of the young people sitting cross legged on the basketball court might remember this moment at Crocker Amazon Park, and cite it as the origin of their own soccer journey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beneath the bravado, Jacques wants people to play the way they did as children. Working hard for the sake of joy, not suffering. Reminding us that sometimes life is as simple as loving something enough to let it change you. “My career is kind of a sacrifice. I could easily be playing, struggling to play at low-level professional tiers,” he reflects. “I’m not doing that because I know what I’m doing is going to help the next generation. They’re gonna see Joga Jax doing bicycle kicks, and then they’re not gonna be scared to try new things. That’s what I want to do for soccer.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">W\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>hen Marco Jacques touches a soccer ball, heads turn. For Jacques, nothing outdoors is off limits; everything can be a stage to sharpen and show off his skills as a street-style soccer player and artist. One of the newest members of the San Francisco City Football Club team, Jacques was crowned “\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sfcityfc/p/C9bNkopRl6C/\">Man of the Match\u003c/a>” in July 2024. At 24 years old, with a whole career behind him, Jacques is carving a new legacy for himself. Whether he’s juggling a ball down a runway, scoring breathtaking goals or designing clothes for his streetwear brand, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jogajax/#\">Joga Jax\u003c/a>, Jacques’ love for the game is enlivening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent Monday night at San Francisco’s Crocker Amazon Park, Jacques jogs over to the basketball courts. As the sun sets, he and his longtime friend \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reireifromthebaybay/\">Rei Dorwart\u003c/a>, another local soccer legend, transform the court into a street-style soccer clinic for youth, an offshoot of Dorwart’s organization, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/futbolbythebay/\">Futbol by the Bay\u003c/a>. Ditching the grass for the courts allows the players to develop the skills to become fluent in artistic, fast-paced moves that set street-style apart from mainstream soccer. As a final touch, Jacques climbs the fence to hang the banner with the FBTB logo, which he helped design.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many creatives, Jacques is multidimensional. In conversation, he appears soft spoken and careful with his words. With the kids, he playfully coaxes out their confidence. But when it’s his turn to hop in a game, he trades the thoughtful demeanor for a fiercer presence and sharp tongue, unleashing a lifetime of practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13972727\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13972727\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-1-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children walk by a ‘Futbol by the Bay’ sign at Crocker Amazon playground in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">B\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>orn and raised in San Francisco by Spanish and Italian parents, Jacques was taught to love the sport early in life. That love blossomed into an electric career. At 13, he was scouted to play for the San Jose Earthquakes Academy. At 18, he went on to play for a team in Naples, Italy. But after a few months, he returned to the States to play Division I soccer at Grand Canyon University in Arizona. It was an opportunity that a lot of his peers dreamed of, but Jacques couldn’t help but feel like he had fumbled the chance of a lifetime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was really hard on myself,” he reflects. “I developed a really bad eating disorder, and I had to deal with just feeling like I had failed. I wasn’t giving myself any slack, I was not tapping into that joy of the game. I felt like I wasn’t enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet, when he reflects on that challenging time, he doesn’t have regrets. He spent time away from the ball, recuperating among family, and eventually found his way back to his love for the game. Looking back, he says that time prepared him for the role he has carved for himself today. “At the end of the day, life and family and community and our good friends and our other passions, that’s what makes us ‘us,’” he reflects. “It’s not necessarily what you’re good at or what people know you for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13972730\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13972730\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED-800x512.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED-1020x653.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED-160x102.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED-768x492.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED-1536x984.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MARCOJOGA_GC-16-KQED-1920x1230.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marco Jacques performs tricks with a soccer ball, after running a youth soccer clinic, at the Crocker Amazon playground basketball courts in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s this love that Jacques passes on to his mentees, some of whom show up for Futbol by the Bay’s clinic after seeing Jacques’ gravity-defying moves on Instagram. When I visit on a recent evening, the four coaches split up, and Jacques sets up a training session on the left side of the courts. His style and confidence is electric, and many of the participants are inspired to find their own version of his flare. They watch him, trying to figure out how he moves the ball so fluidly. His encouragement melts away their fear. The pride in his face is evident as the young players attempt his moves. As he guides them, it’s easy to see that he’s still connected to his younger self, who fell in love with the ball and decided to commit his life to cultivating that love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">F\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>utbol by the Bay is a platform that Dorwart founded after spending years away from home playing for a D1 school, and later, on teams abroad. Upon returning to the Bay, he realized that the sport and the players animating its culture weren’t getting the love they deserved. FBTB was initially a platform to highlight street-style soccer, and it has since evolved into an entity that runs adult leagues, youth clinics, one-on-one tournaments, off-season college/pro pick-up games — plus a line of artfully designed merch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13970377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1442px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13970377\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1442\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15.jpg 1442w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15-800x1110.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15-1020x1415.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15-160x222.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15-768x1065.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250113_MarcoJoga_GC-15-1107x1536.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1442px) 100vw, 1442px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marco Jacques performs tricks with a soccer ball in the Fillmore district in San Francisco on Jan. 13, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dorwart and Jacques have known each other since high school; they bonded as two of the few San Francisco kids playing at an elite level. But it wasn’t until they both returned home from abroad that their paths converged. Dorwart recognized Jacques’ passion for design and reached out to see if he’d create a fresh logo for the emerging soccer brand (Jacques worked with Genevieve Godson on a stylized take on the San Francisco skyline). Today, Jacques and Dorwart work together off the field, creating clothing and merch that exemplifies the culture and players they grew up admiring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June 2024, the two friends competed in a street-style African Cup in Paris, representing the Bay Area alongside \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/neighborhoodsportsclub/?hl=en\">Neighborhood Sports Club\u003c/a>. In Paris, Jacques felt a vibrancy he could never seem to find in the Bay. It wasn’t just about the players and the talent, it was about the crowd, who were as invested in the outcome of the game as those competing. Jacques and Dorwart vowed to bring that energy back home. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That includes ten-year-old Ravi Griffin, who has been participating in the clinics for a few months. It’s where he eagerly asks his father to take him to train. He appreciates the fast paced nature of the clinics, without the pressure to perform. “There’s no one scouting you, or watching you. I play more freely, I get to play how I want,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His father, Leonard Griffin, is a former professional soccer player and current head coach of the UC Berkeley men’s soccer team, and organizes the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sanfranciscosoccercamp.com/\">San Francisco Soccer Camp\u003c/a>. He sees the positive impact the clinic has had on his son, who eagerly rushes over to the basketball court where FBTB sets up the clinic every Monday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13972899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13972899\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/20250210_MarcoJoga_GC-26_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ravi Griffen, center left, Milan Serratos, center right, and other children gather for a youth clinic run by Marco Jacques and other coaches at the Crocker Amazon playground basketball courts on Feb. 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Griffin views Jacques’ passion for the game as a way to instill that joy in the next generation. “I’m a teacher of the game as well, so I love coming and watching these young coaches and artists do their thing,” says Griffin. “You can just see Marco’s passion for the game, especially when he gets out there and plays. He’s got a crazy skill set. You can see the joy that he has for the game. The way he plays when he gets out with the kids. He just looks like he’s doing it for all the right reasons.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of the clinic, all of the participants circle around Jacques as he juggles the ball. His foot gracefully flicks it as he quickly pivots between tricks. Still sweaty from practice, the kids look up at him, entranced by the magic before them. Jacques switches to a golf ball, a task that seems to defy logic. The budding players applaud. In fifteen years, one of the young people sitting cross legged on the basketball court might remember this moment at Crocker Amazon Park, and cite it as the origin of their own soccer journey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The stories behind our names, given or chosen, preserve memories that would otherwise be lost to time. Sko Habibi is the name \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/skohabibi/?hl=en\">Jasko Begovic\u003c/a> chose when he started identifying as an artist over two decades ago. Sko, short for Jasko, and habibi, the Arabic word for beloved. His name, like his work, is a glimpse at the communities and people who helped him on his journey to create, and survive. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Begovic first heard the word habibi while sitting at the dinner table of a friend’s family. He was a young teen, recently relocated to Germany as a refugee. Even with a full house and over 10 mouths to feed, his friends’ loud and loving Lebanese family were clear that there was always room for Begovic. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their generosity was the epitome of the immigrant way, making space where there should be none, turning scraps into meals that leave everyone fed and cared for. That ethos is now at the crux of Begovic’s work, and his own drive to create community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Begovic may finally be getting his flowers from art institutions — his textile sculptures, which bridge the worlds of fashion and soccer, are included in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmoma.org/exhibition/get-in-the-game/\">Get in the Game\u003c/a>\u003c/em> show — but he has been making waves in the Bay Area art scene for years. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13970168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077.jpg\" alt=\"man with camo jacket and cat head in embroidered textiles on back\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13970168\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jasko Begovic poses wearing one of his embellished garments. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As a multimedia textile artist who splits his time between creating art, coaching young soccer players and raising a toddler, Begovic isn’t interested in climbing the ranks of the art world. He isn’t in competition with anyone else (a rule that admittedly gets tossed as soon as he laces up his sneakers and joins a soccer game). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Begovic, art is how he stays human and asserts his personhood in a world hell-bent on limiting his humanity: as a man raised in a mixed Muslim family, as a genocide survivor, or as a refugee. \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Art as a language\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Begovic was born in former Yugoslavia and raised in a small village alongside a huge Bosnian family. His childhood was idyllic; warm memories saturate his stories about running around with cousins. But that was before the war in Bosnia began, before his older brother was conscripted, and his family was separated. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At 11, a Serbian uncle hid Begovic and his cousin until they could escape through a soldier exchange. This miraculous intervention allowed him to flee the country, leaving his family’s ancestral land for refugee status in Germany. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13970169\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117.jpg\" alt=\"man poses in camo jacket and hat\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13970169\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">After fleeing with his family to Germany, Begovic connected with other teenagers through graffiti and hip-hop. ‘It provoked my spirit,’ he remembers. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was as a bored kid in the back of a German classroom, surrounded by a language he didn’t understand and peers who had no context for the genocide he had just survived, that Begovic found art. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By chance, he was seated next to a kid named Daniel who scribbled in journals instead of paying attention in class. Watching Daniel write graffiti and practice his tags was Begovic’s introduction to street art, and it became their shared mode of communication. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In former Yugoslavia, art was a craft some students excelled at — Begovic was not a good artist. But suddenly, the function of art shifted. Through his new classmate he was introduced to the world of hip-hop, and the Balkan, African and Arab immigrant communities who were using it to connect to each other. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It provoked my spirit,” Begovic remembers. “That’s where understanding art as language was birthed in me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Depicting ‘the immigrant’s world’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This bridging of language and cultures through art is at the heart of all of his creations. For Begovic, shedding shame around the violence and displacement he experienced frees him up to create. “I embrace it,” he says. “I’m not running away from my journey. I transform it and make it my own.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This transformation is emphasized in the fabrics he chooses and the stories they tell. He constructs the mannequins wearing his textile pieces to stand tall, with stretched necks and confident stares. Neon colors and deconstructed sports jerseys announce their presence. Begovic sews the names of loved ones who have passed onto the laces of his figures’ shoes in beads, making it clear that each character is an externalization of the grief he carries. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13970172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014.jpg\" alt=\"'fly refugees' patch next to figurine of soccer player\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13970172\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A patch in Begovic’s studio. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But there is also a performative, comedic aspect to it all. Instead of “Fly Emirates,” Begovic’s soccer shorts have “Fly Refugees” embroidered on them. “It’s playing on the whole Emirates element, the money, the richness,” he says. “It also comes from the flea market culture. Gucci with three Cs, Adidas with four stripes. That’s the immigrant’s world.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a world familiar to those who are denied entry across many borders. And Begovic’s work opens a window into lives otherwise relegated to the margins. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November 2024, Begovic performed an art piece at \u003cem>Light Travels (Du Sang)\u003c/em>, a runway show by the Oakland fashion designer and artist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/asaadbruno/?hl=en\">Asaad Bruno\u003c/a>. Begovic, inhabiting his Sko Habibi identity, presented \u003cem>Flee Market\u003c/em>, a recreation of the refugee reality on the streets of major cities across the globe. The performance opened with Sko Habibi arranging items on a heavy green tarp while speaking to himself in Bosnian. At least a hundred audience members sat quietly, fixated on the nimble movements of the masked man at center of the scene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vendors and potential customers joined him. In this staging, the performers were friends, other members of Oakland’s burgeoning arts and soccer community. They passed a soccer ball around, playing with Begovic’s young daughter on the runway. Suddenly, a blaring police sirens cut through the playful atmosphere, sending everyone on the run. In seconds, the tarp was strategically rolled up, and Sko Habibi made his escape. It’s a scene pulled straight from the streets of Paris, where the audio was recorded. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13971511\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13971511\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation view of ‘Get in the Game’ with Begovic’s textile work on mannequins and hanging from the back wall. \u003ccite>(Courtesy SFMOM; Photo by Matthew Millman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Feels like home’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On the seventh floor of SFMOMA, the museum’s blockbuster art-meets-sports show \u003ci>Get in the Game\u003c/i> features work Begovic first created for the Oakland Roots and Oakland Soul soccer teams. His original commission of a few pieces turned into over a dozen, and surfaced a number of characters he felt compelled to depict in a short film titled \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/KP7liMnBnYg?si=RthSV-IbwPJ1lR9n\">HumanE.T.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, made in collaboration with the Oakland Roots. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The title plays on the “alien” status imposed on refugees and migrants. “As immigrants, as refugees, on our passports, on our visas it’s like, alien, alien,” Begovic says. “The E.T. comes from [being seen as] extraterrestrial. You are the other, you’re an outsider, you’re a foreigner, you’re a refugee.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Begovic’s aim, he says, is to transform that othering into something else. “To ask, am I really that different from you?” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During our conversation, Begovic describes his love for spending time at 24th and Mission Streets with his daughter, whose unabashed curiosity helps him see the world around him with wonder and awe. Part of his attraction to the intersection comes from the expressions of life reflecting “back home,” even if it’s not \u003cem>his\u003c/em> home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13970165\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165.jpg\" alt=\"white man in baseball cap in dim light\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13970165\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Even though my village is so far away,’ Begovic says, ‘I still find that frequency through other communities, through people, through art.’ \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’m not Mexican, I don’t understand a lot of the tradition, and even the food is different, but at the same time the essence of how they go about life and interacting with each other —” he pauses, “when I go there, I’m like, ‘Oh, I’m home.’ It’s not Bosnian or Balkan culture, but it feels like home.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Maybe that’s what I find in these places, in people that are genuine,” he continues. “Maybe home can be an interaction with a person on the street. It can be a lady that has the same laugh as my mom. Even though my village is so far away, I still find that frequency through other communities, through people, through art.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where most see limits and irreconcilable grief, Begovic hears connection and possibility. At the heart of Sko Habibi’s inner world is a child, unafraid to question authority and push back on the dominant narrative. His work asks us to face the scarier feelings without fear; it asks us to sit with others and listen to the stories they want to share and the truths they safeguard. If we do that, maybe we will arrive somewhere even more human.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Work by Jasko Begovic (Sko Habibi) is on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmoma.org/exhibition/get-in-the-game/\">Get in the Game\u003c/a>’ through Feb. 18, 2025.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The stories behind our names, given or chosen, preserve memories that would otherwise be lost to time. Sko Habibi is the name \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/skohabibi/?hl=en\">Jasko Begovic\u003c/a> chose when he started identifying as an artist over two decades ago. Sko, short for Jasko, and habibi, the Arabic word for beloved. His name, like his work, is a glimpse at the communities and people who helped him on his journey to create, and survive. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Begovic first heard the word habibi while sitting at the dinner table of a friend’s family. He was a young teen, recently relocated to Germany as a refugee. Even with a full house and over 10 mouths to feed, his friends’ loud and loving Lebanese family were clear that there was always room for Begovic. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their generosity was the epitome of the immigrant way, making space where there should be none, turning scraps into meals that leave everyone fed and cared for. That ethos is now at the crux of Begovic’s work, and his own drive to create community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Begovic may finally be getting his flowers from art institutions — his textile sculptures, which bridge the worlds of fashion and soccer, are included in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmoma.org/exhibition/get-in-the-game/\">Get in the Game\u003c/a>\u003c/em> show — but he has been making waves in the Bay Area art scene for years. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13970168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077.jpg\" alt=\"man with camo jacket and cat head in embroidered textiles on back\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13970168\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00077-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jasko Begovic poses wearing one of his embellished garments. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As a multimedia textile artist who splits his time between creating art, coaching young soccer players and raising a toddler, Begovic isn’t interested in climbing the ranks of the art world. He isn’t in competition with anyone else (a rule that admittedly gets tossed as soon as he laces up his sneakers and joins a soccer game). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Begovic, art is how he stays human and asserts his personhood in a world hell-bent on limiting his humanity: as a man raised in a mixed Muslim family, as a genocide survivor, or as a refugee. \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Art as a language\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Begovic was born in former Yugoslavia and raised in a small village alongside a huge Bosnian family. His childhood was idyllic; warm memories saturate his stories about running around with cousins. But that was before the war in Bosnia began, before his older brother was conscripted, and his family was separated. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At 11, a Serbian uncle hid Begovic and his cousin until they could escape through a soldier exchange. This miraculous intervention allowed him to flee the country, leaving his family’s ancestral land for refugee status in Germany. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13970169\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117.jpg\" alt=\"man poses in camo jacket and hat\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13970169\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00117-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">After fleeing with his family to Germany, Begovic connected with other teenagers through graffiti and hip-hop. ‘It provoked my spirit,’ he remembers. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was as a bored kid in the back of a German classroom, surrounded by a language he didn’t understand and peers who had no context for the genocide he had just survived, that Begovic found art. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By chance, he was seated next to a kid named Daniel who scribbled in journals instead of paying attention in class. Watching Daniel write graffiti and practice his tags was Begovic’s introduction to street art, and it became their shared mode of communication. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In former Yugoslavia, art was a craft some students excelled at — Begovic was not a good artist. But suddenly, the function of art shifted. Through his new classmate he was introduced to the world of hip-hop, and the Balkan, African and Arab immigrant communities who were using it to connect to each other. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It provoked my spirit,” Begovic remembers. “That’s where understanding art as language was birthed in me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Depicting ‘the immigrant’s world’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This bridging of language and cultures through art is at the heart of all of his creations. For Begovic, shedding shame around the violence and displacement he experienced frees him up to create. “I embrace it,” he says. “I’m not running away from my journey. I transform it and make it my own.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This transformation is emphasized in the fabrics he chooses and the stories they tell. He constructs the mannequins wearing his textile pieces to stand tall, with stretched necks and confident stares. Neon colors and deconstructed sports jerseys announce their presence. Begovic sews the names of loved ones who have passed onto the laces of his figures’ shoes in beads, making it clear that each character is an externalization of the grief he carries. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13970172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014.jpg\" alt=\"'fly refugees' patch next to figurine of soccer player\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13970172\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00014-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A patch in Begovic’s studio. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But there is also a performative, comedic aspect to it all. Instead of “Fly Emirates,” Begovic’s soccer shorts have “Fly Refugees” embroidered on them. “It’s playing on the whole Emirates element, the money, the richness,” he says. “It also comes from the flea market culture. Gucci with three Cs, Adidas with four stripes. That’s the immigrant’s world.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a world familiar to those who are denied entry across many borders. And Begovic’s work opens a window into lives otherwise relegated to the margins. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November 2024, Begovic performed an art piece at \u003cem>Light Travels (Du Sang)\u003c/em>, a runway show by the Oakland fashion designer and artist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/asaadbruno/?hl=en\">Asaad Bruno\u003c/a>. Begovic, inhabiting his Sko Habibi identity, presented \u003cem>Flee Market\u003c/em>, a recreation of the refugee reality on the streets of major cities across the globe. The performance opened with Sko Habibi arranging items on a heavy green tarp while speaking to himself in Bosnian. At least a hundred audience members sat quietly, fixated on the nimble movements of the masked man at center of the scene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vendors and potential customers joined him. In this staging, the performers were friends, other members of Oakland’s burgeoning arts and soccer community. They passed a soccer ball around, playing with Begovic’s young daughter on the runway. Suddenly, a blaring police sirens cut through the playful atmosphere, sending everyone on the run. In seconds, the tarp was strategically rolled up, and Sko Habibi made his escape. It’s a scene pulled straight from the streets of Paris, where the audio was recorded. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13971511\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13971511\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/14_SFMOMA_Get-in-the-Game-Install-View_Millman0844-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation view of ‘Get in the Game’ with Begovic’s textile work on mannequins and hanging from the back wall. \u003ccite>(Courtesy SFMOM; Photo by Matthew Millman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Feels like home’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On the seventh floor of SFMOMA, the museum’s blockbuster art-meets-sports show \u003ci>Get in the Game\u003c/i> features work Begovic first created for the Oakland Roots and Oakland Soul soccer teams. His original commission of a few pieces turned into over a dozen, and surfaced a number of characters he felt compelled to depict in a short film titled \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/KP7liMnBnYg?si=RthSV-IbwPJ1lR9n\">HumanE.T.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, made in collaboration with the Oakland Roots. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The title plays on the “alien” status imposed on refugees and migrants. “As immigrants, as refugees, on our passports, on our visas it’s like, alien, alien,” Begovic says. “The E.T. comes from [being seen as] extraterrestrial. You are the other, you’re an outsider, you’re a foreigner, you’re a refugee.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Begovic’s aim, he says, is to transform that othering into something else. “To ask, am I really that different from you?” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During our conversation, Begovic describes his love for spending time at 24th and Mission Streets with his daughter, whose unabashed curiosity helps him see the world around him with wonder and awe. Part of his attraction to the intersection comes from the expressions of life reflecting “back home,” even if it’s not \u003cem>his\u003c/em> home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13970165\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165.jpg\" alt=\"white man in baseball cap in dim light\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13970165\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/20250110_Sko-Habibi_DMB_00165-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Even though my village is so far away,’ Begovic says, ‘I still find that frequency through other communities, through people, through art.’ \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’m not Mexican, I don’t understand a lot of the tradition, and even the food is different, but at the same time the essence of how they go about life and interacting with each other —” he pauses, “when I go there, I’m like, ‘Oh, I’m home.’ It’s not Bosnian or Balkan culture, but it feels like home.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Maybe that’s what I find in these places, in people that are genuine,” he continues. “Maybe home can be an interaction with a person on the street. It can be a lady that has the same laugh as my mom. Even though my village is so far away, I still find that frequency through other communities, through people, through art.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where most see limits and irreconcilable grief, Begovic hears connection and possibility. At the heart of Sko Habibi’s inner world is a child, unafraid to question authority and push back on the dominant narrative. His work asks us to face the scarier feelings without fear; it asks us to sit with others and listen to the stories they want to share and the truths they safeguard. If we do that, maybe we will arrive somewhere even more human.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/siliconvalleyunseen/\">Silicon Valley Unseen\u003c/a> is a series of photo essays, original reporting and underreported histories that survey the tech capital’s overlooked communities and subcultures from a local perspective.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]L[/dropcap]et it be known: Silicon Valley is soccer country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here, our love of the net isn’t just limited to venture capitalist goals. Our passion and skills can also be seen on our soccer fields, where goals and nets of another kind abound.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963607\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963607\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"shirtless men cheer in stands with blue smoke behind them in stadium\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of ‘ultras’ cheer on the San Jose Earthquakes during a Leagues Cup Game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on July 27, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Take Fair Oaks Park in Sunnyvale, for example. Located off Hwy. 101 near Hwy. 237, it’s where you’ll find taqueros, paleteros, birthday parties, bootleg bartenders and even live mariachi bands setting up next to a gorgeous stretch of renovated turf fields. Despite being meant for football and baseball, it’s where soccer reigns supreme.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In maverick fashion, these players run — cutting straight down the clearly demarcated lines — as if to repurpose America’s pastime into a site of pilgrimage for renegade fútbolistas who might otherwise go unnoticed in suburbia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963601\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963601\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"two players chase the ball during a local soccer game\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two players chase after a soccer ball during a local league game in Sunnyvale on Aug. 24, 2024. This neighborhood field is just a few miles north of Levi’s Stadium and PayPal Park, where the Bay Area’s only Major League Soccer teams play. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Everyone shows up\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to realize that this kind of public soccer display in America is not so much about getting physical exercise as it is about exercising a sense identity through communal gathering. Everyone shows up to watch, to hang out and to feel a sense of home, even when home might actually be across another, more hardened boundary. And maybe that’s part of what makes the game such a necessity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nowhere else in the Bay has the same level of collective devotion and fanaticism for this sport as Silicon Valley. In my own daily life, it’s fervently rampant. I did, after all, grow up in a home with a single immigrant dad who revered the holy sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963602\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963602\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a teenage boy dribbles a soccer ball in his socks on the sidelines of a soccer field\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A teenager dribbles a ball in his socks while two local games occur on adjacent fields in Sunnyvale on Aug. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>My dad, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13964538/silicon-valley-unseen-san-jose-south-bay-locals\">who migrated to Silicon Valley from Mexico and serendipitously landed a career in tech during the ’80s\u003c/a>, has participated in pick-up soccer games and company-funded leagues all over the Bay’s southern coastline for almost 40 years. In his later stages of playing, he belonged to a diverse group of diehards who played at a park in Mountain View every Saturday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout college and into my adulthood, I would drive down from the East Bay, sometimes with friends of my own, to join in. Afterwards, we’d all go to a nearby Mexican restaurant to eat, drink and watch whatever international soccer matches were being aired on television that day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My dad was a regular of that group — as much a surrogate family unit of ragtags as they were soccer addicts — until he was over 70 years old, before finally hanging up his worn-out boots and giving way to the next crop of young footballers. (My dad likes to point out that an 80-year-old Italian man, known locally as “Tony the Tiger,” continues to play).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963600\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963600\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a soccer player rests on the sideline while his team plays on the field\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A soccer player watches his team from the sidelines during an adult league game in Sunnyvale on Aug. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That kind of affinity for the sport isn’t uncommon in Silicon Valley, which boasts a population of immigrants, youth groups and local teams flourishing in the area. On a pragmatic level, there’s simply more terrain and literal space to kick the ball around Santa Clara Valley than in the more urbanized parts of the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps that’s why Silicon Valley has become Northern California’s unofficial capital of soccer, where FIFA, Major League Soccer and other notable entities have established their global presence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963604\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963604\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"professional soccer players take the field during a game at Levi's Stadium\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Jose Earthquakes take the field against Club Deportivo Guadalajara during a Leagues Cup Game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on July 27, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A storied soccer history\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 1994, Silicon Valley — not Oakland or San Francisco — was selected to host World Cup games at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto. The region’s world cup committee, led by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13934415/8-over-80-derek-liecty\">local soccer advocate Derek Liecty\u003c/a>, who formerly captained Stanford’s varsity team, deemed it the best soccer venue in all of the region from his playing days. It would establish a tradition of international soccer in Silicon Valley that continues to this day, where Copa America and World Cup qualifiers are still commonly held at nearby Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, PayPal Park in San Jose is the home of the Bay Area’s only Major League Soccer squads for both men and women: the Earthquakes (formerly Clash) and Bay FC. Prior to that stadium’s opening in 2015 (which, by the way, includes the world’s largest outdoor bar that offers a gorgeous, eye-level view of the field), San Jose State University’s soccer complex has long represented a mecca of West Coast soccerdom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963608\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963608\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a stadium is filled with fans during a professional soccer game between the San Jose Earthquakes and Guadalajara Chivas\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Jose Earthquakes compete against Club Deportivo Guadalajara during a Leagues Cup Game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on July 27, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 1996, Major League Soccer held their first-ever game in San Jose at Spartan Stadium between the Clash and D.C. United.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ll say that again: \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/how-dc-united-and-san-jose-clash-got-their-names-and-original-look\">the first official game in MLS’ national history was inaugurated in the heart of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Out of any site they could’ve chosen as the axis of a burgeoning soccer renaissance in the United States — Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Houston — MLS founders designated San Jose as the ideal destination to kick off their newly formed league. (San Jose’s team defeated D.C. with an 89th-minute Eric Wynalda goal to become the first-ever team and city to notch an MLS victory.) For years after, the Brazilian men’s soccer team made Los Gatos, on the furthest edge of Silicon Valley, \u003ca href=\"https://gostanford.com/news/2019/07/04/a-whole-new-world\">their preferred home base\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>An early home for women’s soccer\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s not just men’s soccer that has been cradled in Silicon Valley, either. According to Soccer History USA, the first-ever U.S. Women’s National Team appearance in this part of the country \u003ca href=\"https://soccerhistoryusa.org/asha/sanfrancisco.html\">took place in San Jose\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later, in 1999, the Women’s World Cup semifinals (featuring the United States against Brazil) would transpire in Palo Alto. The U.S. won. In the very next game, Brandi Chastain scored the U.S. a game-winning penalty shot in the final against China. As destined by the Bay Area soccer gods, Chastain — a Women’s World Cup hero — just so happens to have been \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@oaklandroots/bay-area-womens-pro-soccer-a-history-6c335b28d28e\">born and raised in San Jose\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963606\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963606\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"fans cheering for the San Jose Earthquakes during a professional soccer game\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An intergenerational group of fans cheer on the San Jose Earthquakes against Club Deportivo Guadalajara during a Leagues Cup Game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on July 27, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Three years after, in 2001, riding the success of the Women’s World Cup, the country’s first women’s professional soccer league — the Women’s United Soccer Association — launched. Guess where the start-up league decided to add its first and only Bay Area squad? In San Jose. The Bay Area CyberRays (\u003ca href=\"https://sanjosesportschronicle.com/soccer/san-jose-cyberrays/\">later renamed San Jose CyberRays\u003c/a>) would win the league’s first championship in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltDUTGdtbek\">dramatic penalty kicks against Atlanta\u003c/a>. Unfortunately, the WUSA shuttered in 2003.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CyberRays’ spiritual inheritors, FC Gold Pride, followed in 2008, a short-lived franchise that The Guardian once dubbed “\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/05/fc-gold-pride-history-san-francisco\">women’s soccer’s forgotten dream team\u003c/a>.” The clubhouse featured some of the best women players from around the globe, including Brazilian legend Marta, a five-time FIFA Women’s Player of the Year who led Gold Pride to a national championship in the squad’s final season. The team started out playing by games in — you guessed it — Silicon Valley. They were \u003ca href=\"https://www.losaltosonline.com/archives/local-couple-buys-pro-soccer-team/article_8d2c91d3-2bb9-5c39-99f7-5791f61b21b5.html\">owned by Silicon Valley tech CEO Brian NeSmith and his wife, Nancy\u003c/a>, whose daughters played soccer locally. NeSmith ran a Sunnyvale-based cybersecurity company, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/09/15/killion-soccer-mom-and-dad-go-big-time/\">he compared to launching his soccer team\u003c/a> in the fledgling league.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And \u003ca href=\"https://artsandculture.google.com/story/for-club-and-country-san-jos%C3%A9-s-soccer-heroes-history-san-jose/CwXBxNeyigAA8A?hl=en\">the list goes on\u003c/a>. (I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that the San Jose Earthquakes were originally founded in 1974, preceding the MLS by 21 years and making them among the nation’s oldest still-active soccer clubs at the professional level).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963605\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963605\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a San Jose Earthquakes fan celebrates a goal\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Jose Earthquakes fan sports a retro San Jose Clash jacket during a Leagues Cup Game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on July 27, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Full-circle, but even better\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When I think back on growing up in Silicon Valley with my soccer-loving dad, it all makes sense. He often took me and my older brother to games at Stanford Stadium and Spartan Stadium to see international matches and the San Jose Clash. (My dad attended a 1994 World Cup showdown, albeit without me or my brother at his side).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And now, decades later, with a toddler of my own, I’ve taken my dad and son to San Jose to root for the Bay FC, \u003ca href=\"https://www.allforxi.com/2024/4/2/24118167/third-times-the-charm-the-story-of-womens-soccer-in-the-bay-area\">the splashy new expansion team in the National Women’s Soccer League\u003c/a>. It was the first women’s pro soccer game my dad ever attended — a sign of the sport’s continued growth, popularity and evolution. Attending such games wouldn’t feel nearly as feasible if we had to make the commute from San Francisco, Berkeley or the North Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Luckily, we have it all right here in our backyard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963603\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963603\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a taquero cuts al pastor meat from a spinning trompo during a local soccer game\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taqueros cutting al pastor meat during a game on Aug. 24, 2024. Paleteros and mariachis also frequent this park in Sunnyvale, adding to the festive environment and fan experience. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13965311\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SVU.LogoBreak.computer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SVU.LogoBreak.computer.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SVU.LogoBreak.computer-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SVU.LogoBreak.computer-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Alex Knowbody is a freelance photographer from East Side San Jose. As a Silicon Valley lifer, his work centers on documenting his community’s many sides. His photography can be viewed \u003ca href=\"https://www.alexknowbody.com/\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/siliconvalleyunseen/\">Silicon Valley Unseen\u003c/a> is a series of photo essays, original reporting and underreported histories that survey the tech capital’s overlooked communities and subcultures from a local perspective.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">L\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>et it be known: Silicon Valley is soccer country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here, our love of the net isn’t just limited to venture capitalist goals. Our passion and skills can also be seen on our soccer fields, where goals and nets of another kind abound.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963607\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963607\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"shirtless men cheer in stands with blue smoke behind them in stadium\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_167-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of ‘ultras’ cheer on the San Jose Earthquakes during a Leagues Cup Game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on July 27, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Take Fair Oaks Park in Sunnyvale, for example. Located off Hwy. 101 near Hwy. 237, it’s where you’ll find taqueros, paleteros, birthday parties, bootleg bartenders and even live mariachi bands setting up next to a gorgeous stretch of renovated turf fields. Despite being meant for football and baseball, it’s where soccer reigns supreme.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In maverick fashion, these players run — cutting straight down the clearly demarcated lines — as if to repurpose America’s pastime into a site of pilgrimage for renegade fútbolistas who might otherwise go unnoticed in suburbia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963601\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963601\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"two players chase the ball during a local soccer game\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-12-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two players chase after a soccer ball during a local league game in Sunnyvale on Aug. 24, 2024. This neighborhood field is just a few miles north of Levi’s Stadium and PayPal Park, where the Bay Area’s only Major League Soccer teams play. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Everyone shows up\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to realize that this kind of public soccer display in America is not so much about getting physical exercise as it is about exercising a sense identity through communal gathering. Everyone shows up to watch, to hang out and to feel a sense of home, even when home might actually be across another, more hardened boundary. And maybe that’s part of what makes the game such a necessity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nowhere else in the Bay has the same level of collective devotion and fanaticism for this sport as Silicon Valley. In my own daily life, it’s fervently rampant. I did, after all, grow up in a home with a single immigrant dad who revered the holy sport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963602\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963602\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a teenage boy dribbles a soccer ball in his socks on the sidelines of a soccer field\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-16-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A teenager dribbles a ball in his socks while two local games occur on adjacent fields in Sunnyvale on Aug. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>My dad, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13964538/silicon-valley-unseen-san-jose-south-bay-locals\">who migrated to Silicon Valley from Mexico and serendipitously landed a career in tech during the ’80s\u003c/a>, has participated in pick-up soccer games and company-funded leagues all over the Bay’s southern coastline for almost 40 years. In his later stages of playing, he belonged to a diverse group of diehards who played at a park in Mountain View every Saturday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout college and into my adulthood, I would drive down from the East Bay, sometimes with friends of my own, to join in. Afterwards, we’d all go to a nearby Mexican restaurant to eat, drink and watch whatever international soccer matches were being aired on television that day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My dad was a regular of that group — as much a surrogate family unit of ragtags as they were soccer addicts — until he was over 70 years old, before finally hanging up his worn-out boots and giving way to the next crop of young footballers. (My dad likes to point out that an 80-year-old Italian man, known locally as “Tony the Tiger,” continues to play).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963600\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963600\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a soccer player rests on the sideline while his team plays on the field\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-10-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A soccer player watches his team from the sidelines during an adult league game in Sunnyvale on Aug. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That kind of affinity for the sport isn’t uncommon in Silicon Valley, which boasts a population of immigrants, youth groups and local teams flourishing in the area. On a pragmatic level, there’s simply more terrain and literal space to kick the ball around Santa Clara Valley than in the more urbanized parts of the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps that’s why Silicon Valley has become Northern California’s unofficial capital of soccer, where FIFA, Major League Soccer and other notable entities have established their global presence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963604\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963604\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"professional soccer players take the field during a game at Levi's Stadium\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_018-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Jose Earthquakes take the field against Club Deportivo Guadalajara during a Leagues Cup Game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on July 27, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A storied soccer history\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In 1994, Silicon Valley — not Oakland or San Francisco — was selected to host World Cup games at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto. The region’s world cup committee, led by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13934415/8-over-80-derek-liecty\">local soccer advocate Derek Liecty\u003c/a>, who formerly captained Stanford’s varsity team, deemed it the best soccer venue in all of the region from his playing days. It would establish a tradition of international soccer in Silicon Valley that continues to this day, where Copa America and World Cup qualifiers are still commonly held at nearby Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, PayPal Park in San Jose is the home of the Bay Area’s only Major League Soccer squads for both men and women: the Earthquakes (formerly Clash) and Bay FC. Prior to that stadium’s opening in 2015 (which, by the way, includes the world’s largest outdoor bar that offers a gorgeous, eye-level view of the field), San Jose State University’s soccer complex has long represented a mecca of West Coast soccerdom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963608\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963608\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a stadium is filled with fans during a professional soccer game between the San Jose Earthquakes and Guadalajara Chivas\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_169-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Jose Earthquakes compete against Club Deportivo Guadalajara during a Leagues Cup Game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on July 27, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 1996, Major League Soccer held their first-ever game in San Jose at Spartan Stadium between the Clash and D.C. United.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ll say that again: \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/how-dc-united-and-san-jose-clash-got-their-names-and-original-look\">the first official game in MLS’ national history was inaugurated in the heart of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Out of any site they could’ve chosen as the axis of a burgeoning soccer renaissance in the United States — Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Houston — MLS founders designated San Jose as the ideal destination to kick off their newly formed league. (San Jose’s team defeated D.C. with an 89th-minute Eric Wynalda goal to become the first-ever team and city to notch an MLS victory.) For years after, the Brazilian men’s soccer team made Los Gatos, on the furthest edge of Silicon Valley, \u003ca href=\"https://gostanford.com/news/2019/07/04/a-whole-new-world\">their preferred home base\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>An early home for women’s soccer\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s not just men’s soccer that has been cradled in Silicon Valley, either. According to Soccer History USA, the first-ever U.S. Women’s National Team appearance in this part of the country \u003ca href=\"https://soccerhistoryusa.org/asha/sanfrancisco.html\">took place in San Jose\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later, in 1999, the Women’s World Cup semifinals (featuring the United States against Brazil) would transpire in Palo Alto. The U.S. won. In the very next game, Brandi Chastain scored the U.S. a game-winning penalty shot in the final against China. As destined by the Bay Area soccer gods, Chastain — a Women’s World Cup hero — just so happens to have been \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@oaklandroots/bay-area-womens-pro-soccer-a-history-6c335b28d28e\">born and raised in San Jose\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963606\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963606\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"fans cheering for the San Jose Earthquakes during a professional soccer game\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_082-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An intergenerational group of fans cheer on the San Jose Earthquakes against Club Deportivo Guadalajara during a Leagues Cup Game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on July 27, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Three years after, in 2001, riding the success of the Women’s World Cup, the country’s first women’s professional soccer league — the Women’s United Soccer Association — launched. Guess where the start-up league decided to add its first and only Bay Area squad? In San Jose. The Bay Area CyberRays (\u003ca href=\"https://sanjosesportschronicle.com/soccer/san-jose-cyberrays/\">later renamed San Jose CyberRays\u003c/a>) would win the league’s first championship in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltDUTGdtbek\">dramatic penalty kicks against Atlanta\u003c/a>. Unfortunately, the WUSA shuttered in 2003.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CyberRays’ spiritual inheritors, FC Gold Pride, followed in 2008, a short-lived franchise that The Guardian once dubbed “\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/05/fc-gold-pride-history-san-francisco\">women’s soccer’s forgotten dream team\u003c/a>.” The clubhouse featured some of the best women players from around the globe, including Brazilian legend Marta, a five-time FIFA Women’s Player of the Year who led Gold Pride to a national championship in the squad’s final season. The team started out playing by games in — you guessed it — Silicon Valley. They were \u003ca href=\"https://www.losaltosonline.com/archives/local-couple-buys-pro-soccer-team/article_8d2c91d3-2bb9-5c39-99f7-5791f61b21b5.html\">owned by Silicon Valley tech CEO Brian NeSmith and his wife, Nancy\u003c/a>, whose daughters played soccer locally. NeSmith ran a Sunnyvale-based cybersecurity company, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/09/15/killion-soccer-mom-and-dad-go-big-time/\">he compared to launching his soccer team\u003c/a> in the fledgling league.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And \u003ca href=\"https://artsandculture.google.com/story/for-club-and-country-san-jos%C3%A9-s-soccer-heroes-history-san-jose/CwXBxNeyigAA8A?hl=en\">the list goes on\u003c/a>. (I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that the San Jose Earthquakes were originally founded in 1974, preceding the MLS by 21 years and making them among the nation’s oldest still-active soccer clubs at the professional level).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963605\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963605\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a San Jose Earthquakes fan celebrates a goal\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/SJvsChivas_063-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Jose Earthquakes fan sports a retro San Jose Clash jacket during a Leagues Cup Game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on July 27, 2024. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Full-circle, but even better\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When I think back on growing up in Silicon Valley with my soccer-loving dad, it all makes sense. He often took me and my older brother to games at Stanford Stadium and Spartan Stadium to see international matches and the San Jose Clash. (My dad attended a 1994 World Cup showdown, albeit without me or my brother at his side).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And now, decades later, with a toddler of my own, I’ve taken my dad and son to San Jose to root for the Bay FC, \u003ca href=\"https://www.allforxi.com/2024/4/2/24118167/third-times-the-charm-the-story-of-womens-soccer-in-the-bay-area\">the splashy new expansion team in the National Women’s Soccer League\u003c/a>. It was the first women’s pro soccer game my dad ever attended — a sign of the sport’s continued growth, popularity and evolution. Attending such games wouldn’t feel nearly as feasible if we had to make the commute from San Francisco, Berkeley or the North Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Luckily, we have it all right here in our backyard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13963603\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13963603\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a taquero cuts al pastor meat from a spinning trompo during a local soccer game\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/FairOaksPark_SoccerSession-39-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taqueros cutting al pastor meat during a game on Aug. 24, 2024. Paleteros and mariachis also frequent this park in Sunnyvale, adding to the festive environment and fan experience. \u003ccite>(Alex Knowbody)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>In what might be the most heartbreaking, multi-league exodus in modern sports history, the Bay Area — and in particular, Oakland — has recently suffered more than its fair share of hometown woes. Between \u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39908731/oakland-sacramento-meetings-moves-john-fisher\">the bumbling soullessness of Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher\u003c/a>, the departure of the Raiders and the not-so-distant transplanting of the Golden State Warriors in recent seasons, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13955419/oakland-as-athletics-booker-ruiz-wristbandgate\">fanbases have experienced no shortage of rage and disappointment\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area’s response? To gather an eclectic and boisterous assemblage of fans and community members, and organize with a grassroots ferocity rarely seen in the sports world. The past few months have seen the Bay creating new teams — separate from the level of the Giants, 49ers, Warriors and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13957833/golden-state-valkyries-chase-center-wnba-block-party-kehlani-e-40-p-lo\">the newly minted Valkyries\u003c/a> — garnering independent support and marching downfield with an unwavering appreciation for the underdog.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The upshot is that, this summer, there are more ways than ever to enjoy an affordable sports outing with your family — and, in doing so, proving that Bay Area sports fans are resilient and loyal. Here’s a brief rundown on how to support the Bay’s most exciting teams (without putting any money in Fisher’s feeble hands).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956942\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956942\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a baseball player shows off his Oakland Ballers jersey at a local tryout\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-800x573.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-1020x730.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-768x550.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-2048x1466.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-1920x1375.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Ballers recently held a tryout for local players to showcase their skills at Laney College. \u003ccite>(Oakland Ballers)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oakland.ballers/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Ballers\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In search of a locally rooted organization committed to preserving Oakland’s storied baseball identity? Look no further than\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11968536/new-oakland-ballers-baseball-team-aims-to-keep-the-sport-in-the-city\"> the B’s — short for Ballers\u003c/a> — whose \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938668/meet-the-designer-for-the-bs-oaklands-new-homegrown-baseball-team\">snazzy, historically-forward logo\u003c/a> and uniforms harken back to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/OaklandBallers/status/1781387456836981054\">the city’s prolific baseball legacy among shipyard workers and Black unions\u003c/a>. The brand new team will play at Raimondi Park in West Oakland and compete in the Pioneer League — an independent collection of minor league franchises with no Major League Baseball affiliations. Though their season doesn’t start until late May, the organization has already hit a home run by signing \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kelsie_whitmore/?hl=en\">the league’s first-ever female pitcher, Kelsie Whitmore\u003c/a>. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://uspst.clappit.com/tickets-oakland-ballers/showProductList.html\">Tickets here\u003c/a>\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956939\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956939\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a group of women soccer players celebrate after a goal is scored\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay FC players celebrate after a goal. The NWSL is considered among the best leagues in the world. \u003ccite>(Bay FC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wearebayfc/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Bay FC\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>We’re witnessing the largest surge for women’s sports in history — and we can be proud that the Bay Area is at its forefront. In addition to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11963547/wnba-team-in-the-bay-a-slam-dunk-for-bay-area-basketball\">the WNBA’s announcement of a Golden State expansion franchise\u003c/a> in 2025, the region scored extra points by introducing their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11980330/a-new-pro-womens-soccer-team-kicks-off-in-the-bay\">newest women’s soccer team\u003c/a>: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wearebayfc/?hl=en\">Bay FC\u003c/a>, who made a splash by signing six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala. Their \u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39585552/nwsl-new-nike-kits-laying-foundation-commercial-growth\">Nike-designed kits and Old English crest\u003c/a> have elicited much excitement, and the schedule promises a variety of celebratory nights, including Pride and Latino Heritage. The team’s inaugural season is already underway as the newest members of the National Women’s Soccer League, which \u003cem>The Guardia\u003c/em>n recently dubbed “\u003ca href=\"https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2024/may/01/nwsl-commissioner-interview-us-soccer-expansion-value\">the world’s most innovative league\u003c/a>.” With home games costing as low as $13 at San Jose’s PayPal Park (a fun venue with the world’s largest outdoor bar), there’s no excuse for missing out on any summer kicks. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://bayfc.com/schedule/\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a gray and blue baseball uniform that reads 'Stockton' is in the middle of throwing the ball from somewhere in the infield\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stockton Ports shortstop Franklin Barreto throws to first base during the game between the Stockton Ports and the Bakersfield Blaze at Sam Lynn in Bakersfield, CA. \u003ccite>( David Dennis/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stocktonports/\">\u003cb>Stockton Ports\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not for meant for the casual bandwagoner, this sports excursion will require a day trip to Stockton. But, as the A’s official single-A affiliate, who have shown nothing but support to fans amid MLB’s failure to keep the green-and-gold in town, our neighboring franchise deserves some love. For years, the Ports have been overlooked as an out-of-market afterthought: Why watch minor leaguers when you have major leaguers nearby? Well, that reality has shifted: Why continue supporting a vapid owner when you have a friendly alternative nearby? Earlier this season, when Oakland sports fans held their own Fan Fest,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952437/oakland-as-fans-fest-jack-london-square-2024\"> the Ports became official sponsors\u003c/a> and provided donations to help make it happen. If that’s not the definition of being 10 toes down, I’m not sure what is. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.milb.com/stockton/schedule/2024-04\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700.jpg\" alt=\"two soccer players sign a colorful flag for fans in the stands after winning a nighttime game\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neveal Hackshaw and Johnny Rodriguez of the Oakland Roots sign a flag for fans after the U.S. Open Cup third round game between the Oakland Roots and El Farolito on April 16, 2024 at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. \u003ccite>(Doug Zimmerman/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaklandroots/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Roots\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Perhaps the most socially conscious squad in all of professional U.S. sports, the Roots have \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Are-the-Oakland-Roots-the-most-civic-minded-team-15661728.php\">put the community first since their 2018 formation in the Town\u003c/a>. Whether it’s collaborating with local artists and small businesses or cultivating a development team known as \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/project51o/\">Project 510\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11961286/oakland-roots-pro-soccer-team-raises-nearly-2-million-in-first-4-days-of-crowdfunding\">crowdfunded club\u003c/a> (which includes Jason Kidd, Marshawn Lynch, G Eazy and Billie Joe Armstrong as well as everyday Bay Area sports fans as part-owners) have been all in on hometown pride. You’re just as likely to see one of your favorite rappers performing at halftime, or casually attending a game on AAPI Heritage or Town Biz Night. Meanwhile CSU East Bay’s Pioneer Stadium is gorgeous, providing sweeping views of the Bay Area as an extra benefit to whatever’s going on between the sidelines. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://seatgeek.com/oakland-roots-sc-tickets\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956937\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956937\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a woman soccer player jogs during warm ups before a game\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/cedwx-26693-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Soul have been heralded for their play on the field, and their style off the field. \u003ccite>(Oakland Soul SC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaklandsoulsc/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Soul\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not to be outdone, the Soul are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11915080/oakland-roots-soccer-club-to-start-new-amateur-womens-team\">the amateur women’s branch of the Roots\u003c/a> — with a growing buzz and fanbase of their own. Their funky, retro-inspired uniforms are worth snagging from Oaklandish. Currently, the team plays in the United Soccer League Network, with home games hosted at Merritt College, and will play one double header with the Roots at CSUEB. Unlike Bay FC, the Soul play in the USL W, a second-division women’s league one tier beneath the NWSL — in other words, the two leading women’s soccer teams of the region aren’t directly in competition with one another, so you can guiltlessly cheer on both at once. In 2025, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/oakland-coliseum-roots-soul-soccer-teams-2025-officials-approve-deal/\">the Soul (along with the Roots) will be housed at the Oakland Coliseum\u003c/a>. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://seatgeek.com/oakland-soul-sc-tickets\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957864\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957864\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Messi of Argentina holds a giant trophy while smiling surrounded by his team after winning the Copa America Brazil 2021.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-1328080443-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lionel Messi of Argentina smiles with the trophy as he celebrates with teammates after winning the final of Copa America Brazil 2021 between Brazil and Argentina at Maracana Stadium on July 10, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. \u003ccite>(Buda Mendes/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/copaamerica/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Copa América\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This isn’t a \u003cem>team\u003c/em>, per se — it’s a global phenomenon. Every four years, the biggest soccer tournament in the Western Hemisphere takes place in rotating host nations throughout the Americas. This year, the United States has been selected as the home of the famed cup — and Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara has been deemed a national site for two games. With teams playing in cities across the country, Bay Area fans will be gifted with rare appearances from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela for the oldest soccer tournament in the world (yes, older than the World Cup itself). \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://copaamerica.com/entradas/\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956934\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956934\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--scaled.jpg\" alt=\"an ultimate frisbee player runs for a score with frisbee in hand\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Spiders are an ultimate frisbee team that play at Fremont High School in East Oakland. \u003ccite>(Julien Dagan @juliendaganphoto)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bayareafalcons/?hl=en&img_index=1\">\u003cb>Bay Area Falcons\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003cb> and \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaklandspiders/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Spiders\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If the venerable spring-and-summer sports of baseball and soccer aren’t your jam, or you’re looking for a new spin on sunny weather outings, check out the Falcons (women’s and non-binary) and Spiders (men’s) professional ultimate frisbee teams. Both squads compete at East Oakland’s Fremont High School for home games. The Spiders — two-time national champs, currently led by rookie frisbeer, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghz9Qey4Of8\">Raekwon Adkins\u003c/a> — have also graciously provided \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5mcdH-PWoa/?hl=en\">an ultimate frisbee explainer video\u003c/a> for the uninitiated. Admittedly, I’ve never attended a pro frisbee game, but with my favorite summertime team — formerly known as the Oakland Athletics — about to vacate the area, I’ll certainly be looking elsewhere to provide my loyal fandom. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.falconsultimate.com/tickets\">Tickets here\u003c/a> (Falcons) and\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandspiders.com/collections/tickets_memberships\"> here\u003c/a> (Spiders).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In what might be the most heartbreaking, multi-league exodus in modern sports history, the Bay Area — and in particular, Oakland — has recently suffered more than its fair share of hometown woes. Between \u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39908731/oakland-sacramento-meetings-moves-john-fisher\">the bumbling soullessness of Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher\u003c/a>, the departure of the Raiders and the not-so-distant transplanting of the Golden State Warriors in recent seasons, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13955419/oakland-as-athletics-booker-ruiz-wristbandgate\">fanbases have experienced no shortage of rage and disappointment\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area’s response? To gather an eclectic and boisterous assemblage of fans and community members, and organize with a grassroots ferocity rarely seen in the sports world. The past few months have seen the Bay creating new teams — separate from the level of the Giants, 49ers, Warriors and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13957833/golden-state-valkyries-chase-center-wnba-block-party-kehlani-e-40-p-lo\">the newly minted Valkyries\u003c/a> — garnering independent support and marching downfield with an unwavering appreciation for the underdog.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The upshot is that, this summer, there are more ways than ever to enjoy an affordable sports outing with your family — and, in doing so, proving that Bay Area sports fans are resilient and loyal. Here’s a brief rundown on how to support the Bay’s most exciting teams (without putting any money in Fisher’s feeble hands).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956942\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956942\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a baseball player shows off his Oakland Ballers jersey at a local tryout\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1833\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-800x573.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-1020x730.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-768x550.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-2048x1466.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ballers1-1920x1375.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Ballers recently held a tryout for local players to showcase their skills at Laney College. \u003ccite>(Oakland Ballers)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oakland.ballers/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Ballers\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In search of a locally rooted organization committed to preserving Oakland’s storied baseball identity? Look no further than\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11968536/new-oakland-ballers-baseball-team-aims-to-keep-the-sport-in-the-city\"> the B’s — short for Ballers\u003c/a> — whose \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13938668/meet-the-designer-for-the-bs-oaklands-new-homegrown-baseball-team\">snazzy, historically-forward logo\u003c/a> and uniforms harken back to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/OaklandBallers/status/1781387456836981054\">the city’s prolific baseball legacy among shipyard workers and Black unions\u003c/a>. The brand new team will play at Raimondi Park in West Oakland and compete in the Pioneer League — an independent collection of minor league franchises with no Major League Baseball affiliations. Though their season doesn’t start until late May, the organization has already hit a home run by signing \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kelsie_whitmore/?hl=en\">the league’s first-ever female pitcher, Kelsie Whitmore\u003c/a>. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://uspst.clappit.com/tickets-oakland-ballers/showProductList.html\">Tickets here\u003c/a>\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956939\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956939\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a group of women soccer players celebrate after a goal is scored\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JT401019-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay FC players celebrate after a goal. The NWSL is considered among the best leagues in the world. \u003ccite>(Bay FC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wearebayfc/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Bay FC\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>We’re witnessing the largest surge for women’s sports in history — and we can be proud that the Bay Area is at its forefront. In addition to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11963547/wnba-team-in-the-bay-a-slam-dunk-for-bay-area-basketball\">the WNBA’s announcement of a Golden State expansion franchise\u003c/a> in 2025, the region scored extra points by introducing their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11980330/a-new-pro-womens-soccer-team-kicks-off-in-the-bay\">newest women’s soccer team\u003c/a>: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wearebayfc/?hl=en\">Bay FC\u003c/a>, who made a splash by signing six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala. Their \u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39585552/nwsl-new-nike-kits-laying-foundation-commercial-growth\">Nike-designed kits and Old English crest\u003c/a> have elicited much excitement, and the schedule promises a variety of celebratory nights, including Pride and Latino Heritage. The team’s inaugural season is already underway as the newest members of the National Women’s Soccer League, which \u003cem>The Guardia\u003c/em>n recently dubbed “\u003ca href=\"https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2024/may/01/nwsl-commissioner-interview-us-soccer-expansion-value\">the world’s most innovative league\u003c/a>.” With home games costing as low as $13 at San Jose’s PayPal Park (a fun venue with the world’s largest outdoor bar), there’s no excuse for missing out on any summer kicks. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://bayfc.com/schedule/\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a gray and blue baseball uniform that reads 'Stockton' is in the middle of throwing the ball from somewhere in the infield\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-579843848-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stockton Ports shortstop Franklin Barreto throws to first base during the game between the Stockton Ports and the Bakersfield Blaze at Sam Lynn in Bakersfield, CA. \u003ccite>( David Dennis/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stocktonports/\">\u003cb>Stockton Ports\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not for meant for the casual bandwagoner, this sports excursion will require a day trip to Stockton. But, as the A’s official single-A affiliate, who have shown nothing but support to fans amid MLB’s failure to keep the green-and-gold in town, our neighboring franchise deserves some love. For years, the Ports have been overlooked as an out-of-market afterthought: Why watch minor leaguers when you have major leaguers nearby? Well, that reality has shifted: Why continue supporting a vapid owner when you have a friendly alternative nearby? Earlier this season, when Oakland sports fans held their own Fan Fest,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952437/oakland-as-fans-fest-jack-london-square-2024\"> the Ports became official sponsors\u003c/a> and provided donations to help make it happen. If that’s not the definition of being 10 toes down, I’m not sure what is. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.milb.com/stockton/schedule/2024-04\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957863\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700.jpg\" alt=\"two soccer players sign a colorful flag for fans in the stands after winning a nighttime game\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-2148930700-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neveal Hackshaw and Johnny Rodriguez of the Oakland Roots sign a flag for fans after the U.S. Open Cup third round game between the Oakland Roots and El Farolito on April 16, 2024 at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. \u003ccite>(Doug Zimmerman/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaklandroots/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Roots\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Perhaps the most socially conscious squad in all of professional U.S. sports, the Roots have \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Are-the-Oakland-Roots-the-most-civic-minded-team-15661728.php\">put the community first since their 2018 formation in the Town\u003c/a>. Whether it’s collaborating with local artists and small businesses or cultivating a development team known as \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/project51o/\">Project 510\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11961286/oakland-roots-pro-soccer-team-raises-nearly-2-million-in-first-4-days-of-crowdfunding\">crowdfunded club\u003c/a> (which includes Jason Kidd, Marshawn Lynch, G Eazy and Billie Joe Armstrong as well as everyday Bay Area sports fans as part-owners) have been all in on hometown pride. You’re just as likely to see one of your favorite rappers performing at halftime, or casually attending a game on AAPI Heritage or Town Biz Night. 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With teams playing in cities across the country, Bay Area fans will be gifted with rare appearances from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela for the oldest soccer tournament in the world (yes, older than the World Cup itself). \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://copaamerica.com/entradas/\">Tickets here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956934\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956934\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--scaled.jpg\" alt=\"an ultimate frisbee player runs for a score with frisbee in hand\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2023.06.10-22-LindsayBaloun-OaklandSpiders-_MG_00043--1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Spiders are an ultimate frisbee team that play at Fremont High School in East Oakland. \u003ccite>(Julien Dagan @juliendaganphoto)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bayareafalcons/?hl=en&img_index=1\">\u003cb>Bay Area Falcons\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003cb> and \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oaklandspiders/?hl=en\">\u003cb>Oakland Spiders\u003c/b>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If the venerable spring-and-summer sports of baseball and soccer aren’t your jam, or you’re looking for a new spin on sunny weather outings, check out the Falcons (women’s and non-binary) and Spiders (men’s) professional ultimate frisbee teams. Both squads compete at East Oakland’s Fremont High School for home games. The Spiders — two-time national champs, currently led by rookie frisbeer, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghz9Qey4Of8\">Raekwon Adkins\u003c/a> — have also graciously provided \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5mcdH-PWoa/?hl=en\">an ultimate frisbee explainer video\u003c/a> for the uninitiated. Admittedly, I’ve never attended a pro frisbee game, but with my favorite summertime team — formerly known as the Oakland Athletics — about to vacate the area, I’ll certainly be looking elsewhere to provide my loyal fandom. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.falconsultimate.com/tickets\">Tickets here\u003c/a> (Falcons) and\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandspiders.com/collections/tickets_memberships\"> here\u003c/a> (Spiders).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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