Soccer is everywhere.
No matter where you travel in the world, you will find beautiful people playing The Beautiful Game. All you need is a ball.
To showcase the world’s love for the Game, we’ve compiled what we consider to be the 100 coolest places to play soccer. If you’ve ever seen or (better yet) played on any of these pitches, drop us a note on Twitter @teamcharityball, we’ love to hear about it.
—Enjoy.
100 Ice Soccer
Antarctica
Photo: Frank Hurley
99 Roof Top Soccer
Miami, Florida, USA
Photo: Brickell Soccer Roof Top
98 Empty Pool Soccer
Havana, Cuba
Photo: Alexandre Meneghini
97 Indoor Soccer [Grand Park]
Westfield, Indiana, USA
Photo: Grand Park
96 Naval Destroyer Soccer
USS Arleigh Burke
Photo: Scott Pittman
95 Street Soccer
Times Square, NYC
Photo: Street Soccer USA
94 Swamp Soccer
Hyrynsalmi, Finland
Photo: Nokian Tires
93 Ruins Soccer
Paricatuba, Brazil
Photo: Felipe Dana
92 5-a-side Soccer [Fives Futbol]
Cape Town, South Africa
91 Playmore Soccer [Moscova]
Milan, Italy
90 Renewable Energy Soccer [Morro da Mineira]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
89 ESPN Wide World of Sports
Orlando, Florida, USA
88 Urban Pitch Soccer
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Photo: Ford Europe
87 Midnight Soccer
Mocimboa Da Praia, Mozambique
Photo: Ian Allen
86 Historical Soccer
Bambugh Castle, England
85 Crazy Cold Soccer
Tasiilaq, Greenland
Photo: Grant Dixon
84 Pier 5 Soccer
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Photo: Julienne Schaer
83 Hotspur Soccer [Tottenham Training Field]
Enfield, United Kingdom
Photo: KSS Group
82 Underground Soccer
Paris, France
Photo: Soccer Bible
81 Pick Up Soccer
Sorrento, Italy
Photo: Swig
80 Stade Louis II Soccer
Fontvielle, Monaco
79 Lake Michigan Soccer [Northwestern University]
Evanston, Illinois
Photo: Northwestern University
78 Build Your Own Soccer
Helsby, England
77 Tavares Bastos Soccer
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
76 Macul Soccer [Estadio Monumental]
Santiago, Chile
75 Favela Soccer
Sao Carlos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
74 Arctic Soccer
Qaqortoq, Greenland
Photo: Steve Menary
73 French Riviera Soccer
La Turbie, Monaco
Photo: AS Monaco FC
72 Favela Soccer
Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Photo: Charity Ball
71 Mud Soccer [Harbor Island]
Grand Haven, Michigan, USA
Photo: Charity Ball
70 Arctic Circle Soccer
Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland
69 Changlimithang Soccer
Thimphu, Bhutan
68 2013 Snow Classico [DSG Park]
Colorado, USA
67 The Big Issue Soccer [Darling Harbour]
Sydney, Australia
66 Alpine Soccer
Saas-Fee, Switzerland
65 Space Soccer
International Space Station
Photo: NASA
64 Laser Light Soccer [Adidas Nitro Charge Pitch]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
63 Bamiyan Soccer
Bamyan, Afghanistan
62 5-A-Side Soccer [ProDirect Soccer]
London, England
61 Dome Soccer [Aspire Dome]
Doha, Qatar
60 Cage Soccer [Thompson Flyover]
Singapore
59 Parking Garage Soccer [University of Utah]
Utah, USA
58 Near West Soccer
University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA
57 Mountain Soccer
Bilad Sayt, UAE
56 Parking Garage Soccer [Pomona College]
Claremont, California, USA
55 Train Station Soccer [Five Points MARTA Station]
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
54 Oil Rig Soccer
Pechora Sea
53 Salt Mine Soccer
Soledar, Ukraine
52 Indoor Soccer [Soccer Coliseum]
Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
51 Africa Bush Soccer
Rongo, Kenya
Photo: Charity Ball
50 Mini Pitch Soccer
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
49 Street Soccer
Yangon, Myanmar
Photo: Urban Pitch
48 Pier 40 Soccer [Hudson River Park]
NYC, New York, USA
47 Big Apple Soccer [Asphalt Green]
NYC, New York, USA
46 Play [well] Soccer
Mocimboa da Praia, Mozambique
Photo: Charity Ball
45 Evergrande Soccer
Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
44 Roof Soccer
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Photo: Pillitz
43 Skyline Soccer
Tokyo, Japan
Photo: Eric Meola
42 Taj Soccer
Agra, India
Photo: Eric Meola
41 Beach Soccer
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
40 Ancient Soccer
Giza, Egypt
Photo: Stecker
39 Quarry Soccer
Uluwatu, Indonesia
Photo: Levon Bliss
38 Favela Soccer
Dona Marta, Brazil
37 Paradise Soccer
Hurawalhi, Maldives
36 Cornfield Soccer
Landshut, Germany
35 FIFA Soccer
Cape Town, South Africa
34 Floating Soccer
Ko Panyi, Thailand
33 Eiffel Soccer
Paris, France
Photo: Pries
32 Church Soccer
Jaurez, Mexico
Photo: Aguirre
31 Motor City Soccer [Keyworth Stadium]
Hamtramck, Michigan, USA
Photo: Degennaro
30 Power Soccer [Osceola Heritage Park]
Kissimmee, Florida, USA
Photo: Goodman
29 High-Rise Soccer [City Place]
Toronto, Canada
Photo: Tait
28 BVB Soccer [Westfalenstadion]
Dortmund, Germany
27 Pickup Soccer [Griffith Park]
Los Angeles, California, USA
26 ‘The Bont’ Soccer [Pontcysyllte Aqueduct]
North Wales
25 Gladiator Soccer [The Colosseum]
Rome, Italy
24 Scandinavian Soccer [Prioritet Serneke Arena]
Gothenburg, Sweden
23 West Coast Soccer [MacArthur Park]
Los Angeles, California, USA
22 Breathtaking Soccer
Celerina, Switzerland
Photo: van der Meer
21 Sugarloaf Soccer
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Photo: Griffiths
20 Local Pride Soccer [Tabard Gardens]
London, England
Photo: Fox
19 Andes Soccer
Urubamba. Peru
Photo: Kass
18 Cocodrilos Soccer
Caracas, Venezuela
17 Camp Nou Soccer
Barcelona, Spain
16 Himalayan Soccer
Annapurna Region, Nepal
15 Big Dome Soccer [Toyohira-ku]
Sapporo, Japan
14 God’s Country Soccer [Lake Tahoe Community College]
Lake Tahoe, California, USA
13 Rocky Mountain Soccer
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA
12 Zenit Soccer [Petrovsky Stadium]
St. Petersburg, Russia
11 Leicester City Soccer [King Power Stadium]
Leicester, England
10 Urban Soccer [The Base]
Berlin, Germany
9 Royalty Soccer [Buckingham Palace]
London, England
8 Winner Stays Soccer
Rome, Italy
7 Khayelitsha Township Soccer
Cape Town, South Africa
Photo: Amandla EduFootball
6 Laser Pitch Soccer
Madrid, Spain
5 Majestic Soccer
Henningsvaer, Norway
4 Puskás Soccer [Pancho Aréna]
Felcsút, Hungary
Photo: Takacs
3 Neighborhood Soccer
Houston, Texas USA
Photo: Londono
2 Backyard Soccer
Zeeland, Michigan USA
Photo: Charity Ball
1 Anywhere with your friends
All you need is a ball
Photo: Charity Ball
