FRISCO, TEXAS — Solais® Lighting, a market leader in architectural-grade LED lighting solutions, joins the Street Soccer USA Team as the Official Lighting Partner in their 26 for 2026 Street Soccer Park initiative — a bold nationwide effort to build 26 street soccer parks and learning centers in cities ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including but not limited to each of the FIFA World Cup host cities.
Through this partnership, Solais will illuminate all Street Soccer USA Park locations going forward with high-performance, exterior-grade lighting that enhances safety, visibility, and overall community experience. The initiative is part of Street Soccer USA’s mission to create inclusive public spaces that connect underserved youth and families through sport, education, and opportunity.
Solais’ relationship with Street Soccer USA started in early 2022 with the lighting of the TVB Park in New York City (streetsoccerusa.org/tvb-park)— a meaningful and personal project honoring the memory of Teddy van Beuren. That first collaboration laid the foundation for Solais to play a small part in Street Soccer USA’s mission to fight poverty and strengthen communities through soccer.
“At Solais, we believe the environments we help shape should inspire connection, empowerment, and progress,” said Thomas Shanley, Chief Operating Officer at Solais Lighting. “As the Official Lighting Partner of this initiative, we’re proud to help bring these spaces to light—both literally and figuratively.”
Street Soccer USA’s 26 for 2026 Street Soccer Park initiative is designed to reimagine underutilized urban spaces and foster lasting community impact. Each park serves as a hub for free soccer programming, life-skills training, and local engagement—helping young people thrive – both on and off the field.
Solais’ lighting systems bring architectural-grade performance to these environments, offering energy efficiency, durability, and design-forward engineering that matches the quality and ambition of the parks themselves.
“Solais offers our communities across the country a best-in-class lighting solution that instantly provides thousands of hours of access to thousands of kids who just want to play.” Said Lawrence Cann, Co-Founder and CEO of Street Soccer USA. “The legacy of their leadership and corporate citizenship will be felt for decades to come.”
To learn more about Street Soccer USA and the 26 in 26 initiative, or to send a donation in support of the cause, visit streetsoccerusa.org.
