LFG!
It is opening week at Soccer House and that means this is the first of our weekly Monday emails. Every week, we'll highlight the biggest matches coming to Soccer House so you can plan your week, rally your crew, and never miss a minute. And starting right now, the week's schedule is live at soccerhouse.com/schedule.
Soccer House opens at 6:00 am on Saturday, April 18th. We'll get to this week's matches in a moment, but first let’s talk details for opening day and beyond. Here’s what you’ll find on opening day:
Open: The Main Bar and the Back Room.
Not Yet Open: The Rooftop. The weather hasn’t yet cooperated to get our big screen in and the city had a few additional things they wanted us to do from our inspections (don’t they always!) You’ll be able to go up and have a look at the roof, but we won’t have service up there yet. Don’t worry, it’ll be ready to go when we’re past all the fake springs.
Food: We’re going to walk before we run. To start, we’ll have pastry and empanada service from when we open until 2:00 pm. After 2:00 we’ll start to serve our full menu. As we get everything dialed in over the next few weeks, we’ll roll out our full breakfast menu as well. What’s on the menu, you ask? Keep an eye on the instagram later this week!
Drinks: Per our local liquor laws, booze can’t start flowing until 7:00 am on Saturday and 9:00 am on Sunday. That’s why we have such amazing coffee. If you’re here bright and early, you can grab a cup, transition to an espresso martini during the second half, then start the next match with a pint. Sounds great, right?
Reservations: None to start. Just show up for some soccer.
Matches: This is where it gets interesting! While we’ve got the top matches on the weekend slate scheduled, we won’t be going to max capacity on what we can show quite yet. We’re just easing into it all! Also, this email (and all those that follow) won’t be calling out everything we plan to show, so be sure to check the full week's schedule at soccerhouse.com/schedule to see what else we’ve got running.
Saturday, April 18
Our Opening Match
You can be here for the first ever match at Soccer House! We’ll be playing it in both spaces.
6:30 am - Brentford vs. Fulham - Main Bar and Back Room
Saturday Headliners
A trophy match on opening day? We couldn't have scripted it better. This is the kind of match Soccer House was built for AND it overlaps with the a huge Premier League matchup. That is exactly why we built multiple rooms with independent audio. Copa del Rey final in the Back Room and Chelsea-United in the main bar, each with full sound. Everyone wins. (Well… someone won’t win in Spain)
2:00 pm - Copa del Rey Final - Atlético Madrid vs. Real Sociedad - Back Room
2:00 pm - Chelsea vs. Manchester United - Main Bar
Saturday Evening Fire
We close out opening day with our Fire on the road at TQL Stadium. We'll have it across the House so you can figure out which room suits you best. For those not making the trip to Cincinnati, grab a seat and cheer on the Men in Red with us and the Red Line Supporters Group.
6:30 pm - Chicago Fire at FC Cincinnati - Main Bar and Back Room
Liga MX Nightcap
One more match? Why not.
10:00 pm - America vs. Toluca - Main Bar and Back Room
Sunday, April 19
Sunday Headliners
Wake up and do it again! Sunday is stacked. Everton host Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby, River Plate host Boca Juniors in the Argentinian Superclásico, and Manchester City welcome Arsenal in a match with massive title implications.
8:00 am - Liverpool vs. Everton - Main Bar
10:30 am - Manchester City vs. Arsenal- Main Bar
3:00 pm - River Plate vs. Boca Juniors- Main Bar
See you Saturday!
— Soccer House