When Kyle Martino lost his bid for U.S. Soccer president in February, he did not lose his energy to grow the sport’s foundations here. He simply needed a new outlet for it.
During his campaign, Martino met Lawrence Cann, CEO of Street Soccer USA, an organization that runs soccer tournaments for underprivileged kids and adults in cities nationwide. The organization also builds small, hard-court soccer venues in areas where the game is often inaccessible. One such venue went up two years ago in Kensington, on Jasper Street near Castor Avenue. It hosted an event this weekend.