Adidas - Tango League 

Myron Parran

Cinematographer

Situated in an unlit alleyway of the Arts District, a popular spot for repurposed warehouses used mostly for hipster galleries and craft coffee shops, Adidas’ L.A. event transformed one of these grand concrete spaces into a street soccer mecca—in it, two street football courts, an Adidas shoe trial, a room brimming with Adidas gear, food trucks in the courtyard, and plenty of asphalt for local ground movers and freestylers to practice their tekkers.

EVEN THE PROS, WE WATCH THEM AND WE’RE AMAZED. —R. MENDIOLA, L.A. GALAXY

At the center of the event were seven teams of Tango players—high-level, local recruits, some with experience in the UPSL and semi-pro leagues, others simply raw, homegrown street talent.

“A Tango player is a player that plays with a passion, that isn’t intimidated,” said Eddie Izarraraz, captain of the Compton-based Street Ballers FC. “[We] find shelter in the sport—we communicate with each other and push one another … we know we can do more than what we think we can. We know that to get to the top we need to put in the work.”