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Published on January 21st, 2026 | by Staples Soccer

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Kyle Martino Wins With Street FC App On “Shark Tank” [UPDATE]

UPDATE: He won! Congratulations, Kyle!

A familiar Staples face pops up on “Shark Tank” tonight (Wednesday, January 21). It airs at 10 p.m. on ABC-TV, and streams on Hulu.

Kyle Martino ’99 — the 1999 Gatorade High School Player of the Year, 2002 MLS Rookie of the Year, and US national team player — vies to win $250,000 for his app. Street FC connects players looking for pick-up soccer games, in cities around the country.

Martino will be shown in a photo with his brother (and former teammate/goalkeeper) Wes Martino ’97.

And though he describes his love for pick-up (unstructured) soccer on the show, Martino does not mention that it was honed while growing up in Westport — the town where he once again lives, and continues to root for Staples soccer in.

Click here for an Instagram reel of Martino’s pitch.



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