Finding the Best Soccer Bars in Detroit

Ask many people where the best soccer bars in Detroit are and you might get this response: “well, it’s a limited list.” That is, sadly, the truth for fans of international soccer who are either living in or passing through Detroit and need to catch their team’s big game. But it’s also the case in many American cities, so you’re going to have to be a little proactive and learn about how you can find a TV with the soccer game you’ve been wanting to watch.

Sound daunting in a place like Detroit? It’s not as difficult as it sounds. If you don’t have satellite TV at home or in your hotel, you’ll be able to find a sports bar or exclusively a soccer bar in Detroit that carries the game you need to watch. Will it take a lot of prying and searching? Not necessarily; in fact, a Google search should yield you a plethora of options. But before you go listening to Google, take some time to make sure you’re really finding the bar in Detroit that will actually carry your soccer game.

Three Tips for Finding Soccer Games in Detroit

Whether you’re looking for an English Premier League game and want to see a team like Chelsea or Manchester United play in the FA or Carling Cup, or whether you simply need to get a soccer fix, these three tips should help you formulate a plan that will have you watching soccer in no time – while avoiding the mistakes many other people make when they simply enter a Google search. Here are some good tips: 

1. Don’t count on Detroit bars being open for early soccer games. We know that the time difference between Detroit and Europe can make for some odd game times, but unfortunately many Detroit bars don’t open early – at least be sure that you call ahead to find out of a bar is open and playing the game you’re looking for. 
2. Downtown has a high concentration of sports bars, and bars in general. You’ll want to gravitate to the sports bars, of course, but make sure that you’re actually finding sports bars that advertise that they play soccer games. Even if you’re not finding an exclusively “soccer” Detroit bar, you should at least see if the bar will be playing enough TVs that you can ask one be changed to a soccer game.
3. Call ahead. Speaking of calling ahead as we did in tip #1, be sure that you make sure your game can be carried by the bar by asking them about the satellite TV they carry. If they have Fox Soccer Channel and other international soccer channels, the bar is probably a good bet for having your game.

You won’t find bars exclusively for the English Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, or even La Liga in Detroit – that’s simply the state of affairs. But you should do your best to find a comprehensive soccer bar with enough TVs to cover all of these leagues should your favorite team be playing.