Nevada Smith's is the mecca for soccer in New York. This is a bar in the East Village, on 3rd Ave between 11th and 12th streets, and which has a satellite subscription and every weekend it shows, either live or on tape delay, the games of the European leagues, Spanish, French, English, Italian and German, together with Brazilian and Argentinian soccer, and international games or Champions League. As they say in their slogan, Nevada Smith's is "where football is religion". I've been there twice, and both times it's been nice, but they say for some important international matches, there is a line to get in.
Every weekend, hordes of fans, mostly European, make their pilgrimage to this joint to see their favorite team's match. The English Chelsea fans are many and quite noisy, so if their game is at the same game as yours, you are doomed :-) They spend all game singing songs like "We are Chelsea and fuck the rest." It's an interesting experience.
Yesterday, Albert and me, together with Jesús, a friend of Albert's who is visiting, went to see the Barça-Recreativo match. Here's a picture where you can't see much except the screen, where you can distinguish a Barça player.
Nevada Smith's is the site of the Penya Barcelonista of New York-Nevada Smiths. There is a shirt signed by Puyol, and a plate/clock branded with the logo of the Penya Barcelonista de l'Alt Empordà :-) Every once in a while I like going there, watch the Barça game, have a beer and listen to the New York Barça fans, many of them expatriate Catalans, celebrate the goals by Barça, who won yesterday 3-0.
