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Great rundown of the Abbey Pub in Chicago (at Gapers Block). Image via CBP

Any fans in Chicago or travelling in for the US v Trinidad Tobago game this Wednesday should swing by The Globe Pub in the afternoon. There will be an afternoon pre-game party plus a bus (w/keg) that will take us out to Bridgeview and back after the game. Yours truly will be coming in for this. Hope to see you there! The very Toulouse-Lautrec ...

Rival groups of birds behave like soccer fans, shouting chants at each other and commiserating with each other after a loss, research from England's University of Bristol revealed Wednesday. Green woodhoopoes, a South African bird, live together in gangs of up to 12 and "rival groups often engage in raucous vocal displays, akin to opposing football ...

A few weeks ago we saw the MLS start a micro-site devoted to soccer pubs. Today, I see that US Soccer announced a similar program, the Official US Soccer Bar Program. A good afternoon watching soccer at a quality pub with knowledgeable fans and an exciting atmosphere can take a person from a casual watcher of the game to a true obsessive. There is ...

I stopped by Villains Bar and Grill in Chicago yesterday. Located in the wildly gentrifiying South Loop neighborhood known as "Printer's Row", "Villains" is a laid back new neighborhood pub with an extremely eclectic selection of brews (Two Bros., Bell's Amber, Beamish, etc) and a funky arty "late night" vibe highlighted by Warhol Elvis prints on the ...

Here is a great new addition to the MLS site, the US soccer pub micro-site and map. Check it out here . I can tell you that Trinity Hall in Dallas and The Globe in Chicago bring outstanding atmosphere come international tournament time and have quality selections of brews. Where is your favorite soccer pub? How many have you visited on this list? ...

Owner John Bayliss has been doing it right since 1995 with The George & Dragon Pub in Seattle. It's easy to see what all the fuss is about and why you should be there for the big matches. FC Uptown image via GeorgeandDragonPub