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.
Soccer Supporters Clubs In The USA
Find EPL supporters clubs and soccer bars near you!
How To Find The Best Soccer Bars
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.
Top Articles From First Touch
Celtic Manager Rodgers Creates Controversy… On Purpose?
Manager Brendan Rodgers praised Celtic to the press Sunday, before telling supporters to “be supportive. And then you get even more out of the team.”
NYCFC Appoints Pascal Jansen as Head Coach
NYCFC have announced the appointment of London-born Pascal Jansen as Head Coach for the coming seasons, signing a contract with the club through 2028.
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!
Tim Howard Interview (USA & Everton)
James Rogers Interviews USMNT goalkeeper Tim Howard in 2008 while he was playing for Everton in the English Premier League.
Keith Andrews Interview – (Rep Of Ireland)
Playing for Ireland completes a circle for Keith Andrews. He grew up watching Jack Charlton’s team taking part in the big competitions.
Legends Of The Game
Read profiles of some of the greats who shaped the game of soccer over decades.
Legends Of Soccer: Nobby Stiles
Nobby Stiles was the beating heart of the 1966 England side, the one that made all things possible. He was the sheet anchor around whom the rest could play.
Maradona Illustrations by Nick Oldham
Artist Nick Oldham presents 4 Maradona illustrations, including the Hand of God goal against England in the 1986 World Cup finals.
Great Teams
Read all about the greatest teams ever to play the game.
Preston North End Profile 1888-93
Under the leadership of Major William Sudell, Preston North End were the Manchester City of their day. Their dominance required other teams to up their game.
Ajax Of Amsterdam Dominate Europe 1971-73
Dave Bowler reflects on the great Ajax 1971-73 team that was so dominant in Europe at the time, winning the European Cup 3 times in a row as Dutch Champions.
Classic Articles From First Touch Archives
We have many great articles spanning decades of First Touch soccer magazine
Football’s Racism Problem
The crisis facing the game in Europe is the rise of the ugly spectre of racism once again, such that it threatens the fabric of the game itself.
The World Cup Lives Along 116th Street
During the first two weeks of the World Cup I visited three 116th St. establishments with crowds supporting four different nations.