The Premier League Is Back, Plus So Much More
Nine months of the world's top league starts on Saturday at 6:30 AM, and we’re amped for it and a ton of other amazing matchups across the weekend, including Real Madrid and Barcelona’s respective La Liga openers, a German Super Cup between Dortmund and Bayern, and our red hot hometown Fire with two away matches this week.
All that plus LigaMX, Serie A, a coffee takeover, some great new menu items for you to try, and more. So much to cover here, so let’s dive in!
Fantasy Premier League
We've got a Soccer House mini-league running for the 2026/27 Premier League. It's free to join and we’ve selected our squad already. .
Auto join at this link https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/jxtecn or use the League Code: jxtecn
Winner will get $100 gift card and a pick from the Shop at the end of the season.
Wednesday Chicago Doubleheader
Both of our clubs are on the road on the same night, thirty minutes apart on the clock. We'll have both.
Orlando City SC vs. Chicago Fire | MLS | 6:30 PM
The Fire arrive in Florida with five consecutive wins in all competitions, a feat the club had not accomplished in over 25 years. We’re sitting third in the East and enjoying every second of this team that has the makes of a real trophy contender. Join us and the Red Line Supporters Group for it!
Houston Dash vs. Chicago Stars | NWSL | 7:00 PM
Thirty minutes later, our Stars kick off in Houston.
Magnifico Coffee Takeover
Joining us for a café takeover during this weekend’s opening matches of the Premier League season are Magnifico Coffee Roasters! An influential roaster in the city, this Colombian-owned roaster is sourcing some of the best coffees from their home country and throughout the rest of Latin America. On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (8/21-23) we’re bringing a piece of their Avondale coffee shop into our restaurant, serving their house espresso and a single origin drip coffee in our featured Matchday Cafe drinks.
The Weekend Highlights
Saturday is an absolutely packed day and there’s no let off on Sunday! Some highlights:
Saturday
Hull City vs. Manchester United | Premier League | 6:30 AM
The first Premier League match of the season is on early and we’ll have the coffee hot (or iced, your choice!) and our new Coffee Cake and Lemon Drizzle Pound Cake ready.
Everton vs. Crystal Palace | Premier League | 9:00 AM
Ipswich Town vs. Sunderland | Premier League | 9:00 AM
Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds United | Premier League | 9:00 AM
The next kickoff block, is live on our screens at 9:00 am. One note: Ipswitch/Sunderland won’t have match audio.
Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern München | Bundesliga | 1:30 PM
A great German Super Cup match before the Bundesliga gets going in earnest next weekend.
Espanyol vs. Real Madrid | La Liga | 2:30 PM
It was strange to kick off La Liga without Los Merengues, but we’ve got them this week!
New York RB vs. Chicago Fire | MLS | 6:30 PM
Another away day for the Fire and we’re all hoping to see a 6-point week and keep climbing the table.
Sunday
Manchester City vs. AFC Bournemouth | Premier League | 8:00 AM
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Aston Villa | Premier League | 8:00 AM
Newcastle United vs. Liverpool | Premier League | 10:30 AM
Two early (and one not-so-early) Premier League matches to close out the weekend. Everyone is looking to get off to a fast start!
Torino vs. Milan | Serie A | 1:45 PM
Christian Pulisic is back at training. Will he feature for AC Milan this weekend? Come and find out!
Elche vs. Barcelona | La Liga | 2:30 PM
The defending champions added Rodri and hope to add more to their trophy cabinet.
The Full Schedule
The full featured match schedule is always at soccerhouse.com/schedule. If there's a match you want and you don't see it listed, tell us and we'll do our best to get it on.
Don’t Forget About Book Club!
Thursday, August 27 | 7:00 PM
Our first Book Club meets next week with The Miracle of Castel di Sangro by Joe McGinniss — an American sportswriter who followed a tiny Italian club into Serie B and found something far stranger and sadder than he went looking for. It's the best book about soccer obsession ever written by someone who didn't grow up with it.
You've got a week. Read what you can, come anyway. Coffee, drinks, and good conversation assured.