On many Saturdays, general manager Stephanie Henry opens the Fado Irish Pub in Center City at 7 a.m. for a crush of screaming, quaffing soccer fans looking to catch live European soccer on the telly. Henry says the soccer-centric bar “gets slammed” on the day of big games, like those between Barcelona and Real Madrid, known worldwide as el clasico.
To keep patrons happy, Henry tunes Fado’s 10 televisions into soccer, and closely tracks the networks’ offerings. She bought an NBC app for $50 to access an additional live Premier League game and will stream more games when she can.