Barker Park Futsal Court - Birmingham, ALSoccer was only in the suburbs…Birmingham was suburbanized in the 1960s + American soccer is usually confined to the suburbs = the city of Birmingham did not have soccer clubs or public soccer spaces. Before our park renovation, if you wanted to play soccer in Birmingham, you had to drive to the suburbs and trespass on a soccer club’s field. Grass fields are expensive to maintain and clubs need to protect their investments. If you’re not a member of th...

Barker Park Futsal Court - Birmingham, ALSoccer was only in the suburbs…Birmingham was suburbanized in the 1960s + American soccer is usually confined to the suburbs = the city of Birmingham did not have soccer clubs or public soccer spaces. Before our park renovation, if you wanted to play soccer in Birmingham, you had to drive to the suburbs and trespass on a soccer club’s field. Grass fields are expensive to maintain and clubs need to protect their investments. If you’re not a member of th...