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 Soccer TV Guide will help you watch all the big games happening this week. Stay up to date with all the EPL and MLS 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.

Soccer Supporters Clubs In The USA

**Find your supporters club in your city!**

Star Player Interviews

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

Interview With James Morrison (Scotland)

For James Morrison of Scotland and West Bromwich Albion, following a year of misery in 2013/14, the campaign just ending has been like a breath of fresh air.

May 27, 2015

Joan Laporta Interview – Barcelona President

“Professional football, the ‘MLS’, is growing ‘step by step’,” said Barcelona chairman Joan Laporta in an interview with First Touch this week.

August 16, 2008

Legends Of The Game

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

Pele The King Of Football Is Dead

Pele The King of football has died age 82 in Brazil. The 3 time World Cup winner was surrounded by his family in hospital. Here is our profile of the...

December 28, 2022

Tom Finney – The Preston Plumber

Tom Finney has legitimate claims to being the greatest English footballer of all time. Bill Shankly was adamant that Finney was the best player he ever saw.

December 20, 2015

Great Teams

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

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.

December 30, 2015

Introducing Östersunds Fotbollsklubb

This is the story of how Graham Potter led the tiny Swedish team Östersunds from fourth-tier obscurity to cup glory in the space of a few years.

September 20, 2017

Soccer Bars In New York

Soccer Bar: Black Horse Pub

The Black Horse pub is the best soccer bar in Brooklyn. This English pub in Brooklyn is a pioneer of NY soccer bars. Visit Brooklyn's best soccer bar today.

Soccer Bar: Kelly’s Sports Bar, EV

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

Soccer Bar: Peter Dillon’s, 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.

Listen to archived episodes of this classic podcast presented by Dave Bowler and Chris Lepkowski

JLAHF Podcast: Simply The Best

Welcome to JLAHF Podcast. Just Look at His Face – talking about football, but not as we know it. This podcast is all about football, as we remember it.

February 25, 2021

JLAHF Podcast: The Soul Of Football

This week's podcast we go in search of football's soul. Where has it gone? How do we get it back? In the meantime, let's put football straight...

February 12, 2021

Classic Articles From The Archives

We have many great articles spanning decades of First Touch magazine

michael sheen in his role as brian clough

Michael Sheen Interview – Being Brian Clough

James Rogers sits down with Welsh actor Michael Sheen to discuss his role as Brian Clough, Ol' big head, in 'The Damned United'.

October 3, 2020

barcelona fans outside smithfield hall soccer bar in midtown

Meet The Barcelona New York Fans

Meet the Barcelona NYC fans - otherwise known as the NYC FCBarcelona Penya - formed by ex-pats from Catalonia who meet at Smithfield Hall for all of the Barca matches.

May 3, 2018