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Urbanball Solo Master
Elite 1v1 street footballers battle city by city across the USA during the 2026 World Cup for one title: Solo Master. A street football sports documentary series filmed live, city by city.
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The series trailer and episodes are shared privately with platforms and partners. This short film shows the Urbanball Fight format in 75 seconds.
The world
Football belongs to everyone
The game needs almost nothing: a ball, a player and a patch of concrete. It is played in parking lots, on rooftops and in the cages behind schools, and it shapes players long before any academy finds them.
Urbanball takes that game off the street corner and into structured competition. Across the summer of the 2026 World Cup, the series travels through American cities in search of the one player who can rise above the rest.
Host · Creator · Executive producer
Sean Garnier
Born in Sens, France and raised on the competitive streets of Paris, Sean was a promising young footballer until injuries pushed him toward freestyle. In 2008 he won the inaugural Red Bull Street Style World Finals in São Paulo, and in 2024 he carried the Olympic torch through Paris.
He helped build Urbanball from the ground up. On the show he is the host, the judge and the guide, travelling city to city to find the player he believes can go all the way.
How it's filmed
Documentary depth.
Cinematic style.
The arena
Each court is covered like a prizefight: wide angles for strategy, close coverage for pressure and impact.
The access
The walk before the match, the family at the fence, the silence after a loss. Players are filmed before, between and after every round.
The rhythm
Every city has its own sound and pace, shaped by the crowd, the music and the host's commentary.
“The mother watching from outside the fence, holding her breath, tells you everything about what that player has already overcome.”
Jeremiah Black · Director
Season 1 · Filmed June–July 2026
Road to New York
Five open qualifiers, five city champions and one wildcard chosen by the host. The finalists meet in Brooklyn.
- EP 01
Los Angeles
Kick-off · Jun 20 - EP 02
San Diego
Qualifier · Jun 21 - EP 03
Manhattan
Qualifier · Jul 1 - EP 04
Miami
Qualifier · Jul 2 - EP 05
The Bronx
Qualifier · Jul 3 - EP 06
Brooklyn
Finale · Jul 5
Competition details
The mechanics
The format
1 ball. 2 players.
3 minutes to win.
Head to head
Two outfield players attack the same goalkeeper on a compact pitch. There is nowhere to hide and nobody to share the blame.
Two ways to score
Players score by finishing in the net or by landing elite tricks. Style counts as much as the goal.
Sudden death
Every city runs an open, single-elimination bracket. Win and move on. Lose and you are gone.
Season 1 is in post-production
Platforms, brand partners and press can request the series overview and proof-of-concept.
Request the overview- Host
- Sean Garnier
- Production
- Black Atlas Films
- In partnership with
- EX Sports / Urbanball FC
- Filmed
- June 20 – July 5, 2026
- Status
- Season 1 filmed · In post-production