Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Tournament Draws Record Crowd to Main Beach During June 6–7 Weekend SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — June 6–7, 2026 — The 22nd Annual Pro-Am Beach Soccer Santa Cruz Open delivered another historic weekend of competition, welcoming a record-breaking 215 teams competing on 22 fields at Santa Cruz Main Beach. The tournament, hosted…
PABS Officials become first U.S. FIFA Beach Soccer Referee’s. In January 2026, Vincent Apple-Chiarella and Conrad Garcia Corredor were officially named to the FIFA Beach Soccer referee panel for the United States, thus becoming the first American referees in history to be appointed to the FIFA Beach Soccer International List. Their appointments took effect January…
Pro-Am Beach Soccer Announces Groundbreaking XbotGo Partnership. PABS has officially partnered with XbotGo, the AI-powered sports technology company behind the Falcon camera. This marks a major step forward in how beach soccer and amateur sports events at large are captured, streamed, and shared worldwide. The new sponsorship equips PABS with the first truly 4K AI-driven sports…
Beach soccer is a popular sport across globe. It has grown from a simple, informal game played on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro into a global sport. It has a world federation, competitions, passionate fans, and official support from FIFA. Today, beach soccer is played in over 100 countries. It is organized by Beach…
U.S. Beach Soccer National Team failed to qualify for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in a campaign marred by inconsistency, missed opportunities, and an embarrassing loss to their former coach. In the tournament opener, the U.S. fell 5–4 to host nation Bahamas—led by Francis Farberoff, who was dismissed by U.S. Soccer less than…
Key Players for USA in Qualifying The region’s qualifying competition for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025 will take place from March 11 to 16, 2025, at the Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility in Nassau, Bahamas 9. Several American beach soccer players have made significant impacts in 2024 and 2025. US Beach Soccer…
Francis Farberoff: Shaping U.S. Beach Soccer’s Greatest Eras Francis Farberoff has been shaping U.S. Beach Soccer’s Greatest Eras for nearly more than two decades. He has been a pivotal figure in the development of beach soccer in the United States. As a player, he captained the U.S. Men’s National Beach Soccer Team from 2003 to…
Recognition for Long-Sustained Promotion of the Game Date: June 5th, 2023 Country: USA Taye Olajide, the founder of BSmag and General Secretary of the African Beach Soccer Union, has been honored with a recognition by Pro-Am Beach Soccer (PABS). This recognition is a testament to Taye’s tireless efforts and long-standing commitment to promoting beach soccer…
Author: Bethany Cardwell It’s no secret that as beach soccer players, we love our beaches. Unfortunately, modern media can make us feel helpless and overwhelmed about plastic pollution on our beaches. It’s easy to think large corporations are the ones creating the most pollution and there’s nothing we can do. Actually, our everyday choices matter….
The month of July and August are a big moment for beach soccer as the Euro Cup is currently taking place in Nazare, the World Cup is in Moscow, Russia, and we have new events taking place in Wisconsin, Texas, and it returns to a semi-open San Francisco. The beach soccer world is getting closer…
