First Touch

First Touch Online Soccer Publication

First Touch is New York’s longest-running and best-loved soccer publication.  Here you’ll discover all the best soccer bars in the USA for watching your favorite teams. Our live Soccer TV Guide will help you watch all the soccer on TV happening this week. Stay up to date with all the EPL, Serie A, and international schedules.

Also, you’ll find Soccer supporters clubs for the popular teams in every City and State in the USA. Furthermore, you can read hundreds of great articles and interviews from our archives, all free on this amazing website and mobile app.

Guide To Live Soccer On TV

This is the ultimate guide to live soccer on TV in the US. See match kick-off times and channel listings, updated daily.

Top Articles From First Touch

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Schedule for U.S. Open Cup 2nd Round

Here's the draw and schedule for the Second Round of the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer’s National Championship.

Soccer Supporters Clubs In The USA

Find The Best Soccer Bars In New York

First Touch has been inextricably linked with the New York soccer bar scene for over three decades. Here we present our selection of the best New York soccer bars.

the dog & bone soccer bar in new york

The Dog And Bone Soccer Bar In New York

The Dog And Bone is one of the most popular soccer bars for watching soccer in New York. Enjoy the special matchday atmosphere in a British pub in Midtown.

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Peter Dillon’s Soccer Bar in Midtown

Peter Dillon's is a Newcastle United Supporters bar in midtown Manhattan run by passionate Newcastle fans. This is the place to be in NYC for Newcastle games.

fans watch european soccer at Kelly's soccer bar in the East Village

Welcome To Kelly’s New York Soccer Bar

Watching World Cup games in the East Village has never been more exciting. An established NYC soccer bar, Kelly\'s shows live soccer games every day

Star Player Interviews In First Touch

First Touch goes one on one with some of the greats of the game. See all of our exclusive interviews here!

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Brian McBride Interview (USA)

Chicago Fire former Fulham star Brian McBride is thrilled to see his ex-teammates at Fulham qualify for next season’s Europa League.

Legends Of The Game

Read profiles of some of the greats who shaped the game of soccer over decades.

Legends Of Soccer: Johan Cruyff

Johan Cruyff was, perhaps along with Franz Beckenbauer, the first truly great modern footballer. There never was, perhaps never will be a more total footballer.

Great Teams

Read all about the greatest teams ever to play the game.

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Honved Of Budapest In The 1950s

It is a measure of the genuine majesty of Honved of Budapest that the team from the early 1950s still attracts such feelings of warmth. By Dave Bowler

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Tottenham Hotspur 1960-63 – A Profile

We all know the folklore that it’s a good season for Tottenham Hotspur when it ends in a “1”. Many years ago, the story held true.

Classic Articles From First Touch Archives

We have many great articles spanning decades of First Touch soccer magazine

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The Rise Of Chinese Football

A few disturbing seeds were sown in the minds of those at Premier League HQ, for Chinese football appears to be on the march.

Carli Lloyd 

USWNT Continue The Good Fight

The USWNT continue their struggle with the USSF as latest decision lays bare one of the significant challenges facing the women\'s soccer team in the USA

How To Find The Best Soccer Bars In The US

Nobody knows soccer bars like First Touch do. We’ve worked with all the best soccer bars in the USA over the past three decades and we are happy to share that knowledge with you. Check out our state by state guide to the very best soccer bars and soccer supporters clubs throughout the nation, and don’t forget to download our free live soccer TV app so you always know when the game is on.

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