Bucks County Sports Bar Nominated As "Great American Soccer Bar"

DOYLESTOWN BOROUGH, PA — A Bucks County sports bar and pizzeria and bar has been nominated as one of the best soccer bars in the nation.

Villa Capri on West Court Street in Doylestown is one of 10 watering holes across the nation up for the title of “Great American Soccer Bar” in a contest organized by Men in Blazers, a soccer-centric website and podcast network.

In nominating Villa Capri, the Men in Blazers remarked that the bar had “Scenes powerful enough to make me shed denim clad tears.”

Says the Men in Blazers, “The Great American Soccer Bar is one of the most important institutions that has grown the game we love across this nation - a place of refuge for early risers, where America's distinct and singular soccer cultures collide and coalesce with those from thousands of miles away.

“We asked you to nominate your favorite soccer bars in a nationwide search, sponsored by our friends at Michelob ULTRA. Thousands of votes poured in from across the country and now we need your help in crowning the one true champion of America’s Best Soccer Bar,” says the Men in
Blazers.

Villa Capri is facing some stiff competition from nine other bars across the nation nominated by the contest. They are up against:

• AJ Hudson’s (Chicago, IL) - As Chicago as Dick Butkus or The Bear.
• The Black Hart (Saint Paul, MN) - A kaleidoscopic canvas for the cold Minnesota mornings.
• Bluefoot Bar & Lounge (San Diego, CA) - Where ‘Supersonic’ is the factory setting, thanks to visits from Noel Gallagher.
• Football Factory (New York, NY) - Be transported around the footballing world without leaving the shadow of the Empire State Building.
• Brewhouse Cafe (Atlanta, GA) - To the town that Brad Guzan built, this place is the Lemon Pepper Wet of football.
• The Londoner (Addison, TX) - Just north of Dallas, where they are proper Arsenal.
• Gol PDX (Portland, OR) - One of America’s truly great soccer cities, Martin Scorsese will use the footage from outside Gol PDX for his upcoming film on soccer bars.
• Amsterdam Tavern (St. Louis, MO) - The Tim Ream of soccer bars, and a beautiful place for watching football.
• The Queen Vic (Washington, D.C.) - Imagine if Jürgen Klopp was a bar.

The winning bar will be determined by bar patrons across the nation who can register their votes through the Men in Blazers weekly newsletter. The winning bar will get the bragging rights, plus Men in Blazers will make a visit to watch a game with fans and to raise a pint or two.

“When the story of how America became a football-loving nation is told, the role of the American Soccer Bar deserves a starring spotlight,” Men in Blazers founder Roger Bennett said in a statement. “They are places of connection and bonding, of winning and losing. A unique setting where American fans have been able to come together and forge collective memories of our club's greatest moments."

Voting will close on Friday, January 10. To vote, click here.