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The collective eyes of the football world will be on Portugal for the next three weeks as EURO 2004 is set to kick off tomorrow. And we mean football in the international sense, i.e. round ball, played on a pitch, nets in the goals, etc.
The premiere matchup of phase one appears to be Sunday's tilt between France and their English rivals (see the full schedule here). Unsurprisingly, words have already been exchanged in the press. Earlier in the week, Frenchman Robert Pires predicted a decisive victory for Les Blues. English midfielder Paul Scholes was unimpressed. "I read last week that Pires thinks they're going to beat us 3-1," Scholes said. "They're just ultra-confident. That's the way they feel." Asked if the England team's motivation was to bring the champions down to earth, he replied 'Yeah, it is, but it would be nice to say that after the game rather than before it." English defenseman John Terry is still bothered by a hamstring injury and will not play in the match.
Gothamist has fond memories of watching the Euro 2000 Final between France and Italy upstate in Bearsville with the Welsh band Super Furry Animals while they were recording their album Rings Around The World, but that's a story for another time.
Check out this thread in the Gothamist Forums for bars and pubs where you can knock back a few pints while you take in the action. Feel free to add your suggestions there or in the comments below.
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To find the venue nearest you showing Euro 2004, go to www.setanta.com and under "Regions & Channels", click on "North America", click on "Venues", then check the "Euro 2004" box, and enter your zip code.
Here's a (hopefully) full listing of Manhattan viewing venues for Euro 2004 (call to confirm):
The Parlour
250 W. 86th St (B'way/West End Ave)
212-580-8923
Fiona's 2
1664 1st Ave (86th/87th St)
212-348-3783
Baker Street
1152 1st Ave (at 63rd St)
212-688-9663
Opia Restaurant (Habitat Hotel, 2nd Fl)
130 E. 57th St (Park/Lex)
212-688-3939
Clancy's
978 2nd Ave (51st/52nd St)
212-755-8383
Playwright Tavern
202 W. 49th St (7th Ave/B'way)
212-262-9229
Tonic Bar
727 7th Ave (48th/49th St)
212-382-1059
Sahara's Turkish Cuisine
513 2nd Ave (28th/29th St)
212-532-7589
McCormack's
365 3rd Ave (26th/27th St)
212-683-0911
Red Lion
151 Bleecker St (Thompson/LaGuardia)
212-260-9797
Gatsby's
53 Spring St (Lafayette/Mulberry)
212-334-4430
Nevada Smith's
74 3rd Avenue (11th/12th St)
212-982-2591, x11
Ukrainian Sports Club
122 2nd Ave (7th/8th St)
212-475-1340
11th Street Bar
510 E. 11th St (Ave A/B)
212-982-3929
The Sunburnt Cow
137 Ave C (8th/9th St)
212-529-0005
One and One
76 E. 1st St (at 1st Ave)
212-598-9126
The Sporting Club
99 Hudson St (Franklin/Leonard)
212-219-0900
O'Hara's Restaurant & Bar
120 Cedar St (Greenwich/Church)
212-267-3032
Thats Les Bleus, not Les Blues...
Does anyone know the story behind the outrageous $20 cover the bars are charging during the Euro matches?
andre, I've heard that all the bars showing Euro 2004 matches are forced to charge the $20 per viewer fee by Setanta (www.setanta.com), the channel providing the satellite feed to U.S. commercial establishments (they also provide the feed to residential customers via regional cable companies, where the home viewer pays per match [$19.95/first round, $24.95/quarters/semis/final] or for the whole tournament package [$179]).
So basically, Euro 2004 is a pay-per-view event here, and Setanta is making sure everyone pays. Reportedly, Setanta has authorized only 18 bars in Manhattan to carry the matches. I was told that Setanta sends their own people to each bar to man the doors and collect the fees. It appears that the money collected doesn't go to the bar, but goes directly to the satellite channel itself.
Go Latvia!