{"id":3959,"date":"2025-07-24T14:19:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T21:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/?p=3959"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T21:19:48","slug":"kidsuper-to-open-rooftop-soccer-field-in-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/?p=3959","title":{"rendered":"KidSuper to Open Rooftop Soccer Field in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tColm Dillane may have worked for LVMH, shown his KidSuper line to rave reviews in Paris and even created his own Ken doll. But having his own soccer field trumps everything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDillane grew up playing soccer and even competed as a professional in Brazil after he graduated from high school. Ever since he bought the 10,000-square-foot building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that serves as his headquarters, he\u2019s envisioned creating a soccer field on the roof.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAnd next week, that vision will become reality when he cuts the ribbon on a pitch on top of KidSuper World at 158 Roebling Street. The space also houses an art gallery, studio, hybrid store and cultural hub.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cOf all the things that I\u2019ve done in my career, this is the most dream-come-true for me,\u201d Dillane said. He said it took years to secure the funding and permits needed to create the field, which is not regulation size, but large enough for \u201ca small-sided game,\u201d he said. \u201cIt took so much time and money and there was a lot of fighting with the DOB [Department of Buildings] and my neighbors.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDillane\u2019s partners in the venture include Puma and Jameson Irish Whiskey, both longtime collaborators with the designer, along with a new partner, Hublot, the Swiss watchmaker and official timekeeper of global soccer matches. \u201cIt takes a village to do something like this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe association with Puma started when Dillane created a line of soccer-inspired pieces for the brand and most recently culminated with KidSuper designing jerseys for seven teams competing in the recent FIFA Club World Cup. Jameson recently announced a multiyear North American partnership with MLS and will now become an official partner for future KidSuper soccer events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve become the go-to guy in fashion whenever anyone is talking about soccer,\u201d he said, attributing that standing to the fact that he is constantly \u201cscreaming from the mountain\u201d whenever the sport is mentioned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1024px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((683\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KidSuper-SOCCER-PITCH-8-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"KidSuper Football Club logo on soccer turf. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KidSuper-SOCCER-PITCH-8-1.jpg?w=2048 5559w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KidSuper-SOCCER-PITCH-8-1.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KidSuper-SOCCER-PITCH-8-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\">KidSuper has its own soccer team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Courtesy of KidSuper<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDillane said although he\u2019s been a soccer fan his entire life, the fact that the World Cup will be played in part in the U.S. next year means there is \u201ca lot of energy around soccer,\u201d and the opening of the field will allow the brands to hold a number of activations surrounding the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHe said the plan is to use the pitch for his own KidSuper soccer team, as well as weekend soccer leagues and other matches. It\u2019ll also be available for neighborhood kids to use for fun. \u201cI grew up in New York and there weren\u2019t a lot of places to play soccer,\u201d he said. \u201cI want this to become the iconic New York City soccer field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe grand opening of the KidSuper Football Pitch will be on July 31.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colm Dillane may have worked for LVMH, shown his KidSuper line to rave reviews in Paris and even created his own Ken doll. But having his own soccer field trumps everything. Dillane grew up playing soccer and even competed as a professional in Brazil after he graduated from high school. Ever since he bought the 10,000-square-foot building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that serves as his headquarters, he\u2019s envisioned creating a soccer field on the roof. And next week, that vision will become reality when he cuts the ribbon on a pitch on top of KidSuper World at 158 Roebling Street. The space also houses an art gallery, studio, hybrid store and cultural hub. \u201cOf all the things that I\u2019ve done in my career, this is the most dream-come-true for me,\u201d Dillane said. He said it took years to secure the funding and permits needed to create the field, which is not regulation size, but large enough for \u201ca small-sided game,\u201d he said. \u201cIt took so much time and money and there was a lot of fighting with the DOB [Department of Buildings] and my neighbors.\u201c Dillane\u2019s partners in the venture include Puma and Jameson Irish Whiskey, both longtime collaborators with the designer, along with a new partner, Hublot, the Swiss watchmaker and official timekeeper of global soccer matches. \u201cIt takes a village to do something like this,\u201d he said. The association with Puma started when Dillane created a line of soccer-inspired pieces for the brand and most recently culminated with KidSuper designing jerseys for seven teams competing in the recent FIFA Club World Cup. Jameson recently announced a multiyear North American partnership with MLS and will now become an official partner for future KidSuper soccer events. \u201cI\u2019ve become the go-to guy in fashion whenever anyone is talking about soccer,\u201d he said, attributing that standing to the fact that he is constantly \u201cscreaming from the mountain\u201d whenever the sport is mentioned. KidSuper has its own soccer team. Courtesy of KidSuper Dillane said although &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3959"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}