Tag: Ryogoku Soccer Academy

Soccer tennis comes to KC ahead of World Cup; here’s how a weekend street festival is kicking it across the map

By Tommy Felts / March 25, 2025

Ryogoku Soccer Academy — with the help of local businesses like MADE MOBB, Café Ollama, and Café Cà Phê — is taking soccer from the pitch to the streets of Kansas City’s historic Northeast, Brad Leonard shared. As the metro gears up for hosting World Cup games in 2026, the neighborhood-based international school and soccer…

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World Cup is sprinting closer; entrepreneurs should be preparing now, say regional biz leaders

By Tommy Felts / November 21, 2024

Kansas City is kicking plans into high gear as the 2026 FIFA World Cup heads to the pitch — with local leaders eager to capitalize on the massive economic impact expected from the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. “The 2026 World Cup will be the largest event mankind has ever put on, and it’s going to be the…

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Teens team with MADE MOBB to raise funds in KC’s Northeast; their tee to support the unhoused was just a start

By Tommy Felts / August 18, 2023

Vu Nguyen considers MADE MOBB to be a creative hub, he shared. Two of the latest collaborators with Crossroads-based streetwear brand are students at Ryogoku Soccer Academy. “Everybody’s invited,” said Nguyen, who co-founded MADE MOBB — one of Startland News’ Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2023 — in 2013 and owns the business alongside…

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