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Highlander Pub is one of the few pubs in Rome that is fully dedicated to sports. We show any imaginable sports event that is on your mind but we definitely put an accent on football! The English Premier League is fully featured together with the most important games from the Italian Serie A, The Spanish Primera Division, Africa Cups of Nations, The German Bundesliga as well as the matches from The Champions League and The Europa League, American Football (NFL and College Football), hockey (NHL), Formula 1 and AFL (upon request) are also part of our sports schedule! We have 4 rooms entirely equipped with HD screens and you can come and support your favourite team with commentary in the original language! The fans of soccer can also enjoy the games from other European and South American Championships but those usually come upon request! Rugby, basketball (NCAA College and NBA as well as Euroleague), tennis (The Grand Slam Tournaments), and golf ( The Masters and Ryder's Cup).
Below is the schedule of all the football appointments for the next few days! For the rugby schedule or all the events related to American Sports, you can click on the respective voices of the submenu above! For any match or game that you don't see listed below or in the other voices of the submenu, you can email or call us.
All games marked with a * are on request and need to be requested at least a couple of hours before the start of those. Once you request them, you must be at The Highlander at least 30 minutes before kick-off time (or, for the late games 30 min before our closing time)! We cannot guarantee their broadcasting on our screens if you arrive at The Highlander at the last minute before their start or even worse - when they have already started.
American Sports/ Live Rugby / Live Tennis / Formula 1 / Champions League / Winter Olympics 2026 / Rugby Six Nations
Saturday 20th December 2025
Starting at 13:30
English Premier League
Newcastle United v Chelsea
Starting at 16:00
AFC Bournemouth v Burnley
(Upon Request)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Sunderland
(Upon Request)
Manchester City v West Ham United
(Upon Request)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford 
(Upon Request)
Starting at 18:30
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
Starting at 20:45
Italian Serie A
Juventus v AS Roma
(Upon Request)
Starting at 21:00
English Premier League
Everton v Arsenal
Leeds United v Crystal Palace
If you would like a game requested you do not see please send us
an email at [email protected] and we will do our best to show it!
Sunday 21st December 2025
Starting at 14:30
Scottish Premiership
Heart of Midlothian v Rangers
Starting at 16:00
Celtic v Aberdeen
Starting at 17:30
English Premier League
Aston Villa v Manchester United
Starting at 20:00
Africa Cup of Nations
Morocco v Comoros 
(Requested)
If you would like a game requested you do not see please send us
an email at [email protected] and we will do our best to show it!
Monday 22nd December 2025
Starting at 15:00
Africa Cup of Nations
Mali v Zambia 
Starting at 18:00
South Africa v Angola 
Starting at 21:00
Egypt v Zimbabwe 
Starting at 21:00
English Premier League
Fulham v Nottingham Forest
If you would like a game requested you do not see please send us
an email at [email protected] and we will do our best to show it!
Tuesday 23rd December 2025
Starting at 13:30
Africa Cup of Nations
Congo DR v Benin 
Starting at 16:00
Senegal v Botswana 
Starting at 18:30
Nigeria v Tanzania 
Starting at 21:00
Tunisia v Uganda 
Starting at 21:00
English Carabao Cup
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
If you would like a game requested you do not see please send us
an email at [email protected] and we will do our best to show it!
Wednesday 24th December 2025
The Highlander is open as usual on Christmas Eve, 11am–2am.
Drop in for a pint and raise a glass with friends before the big day. See you at the bar! 🎅🍺
Starting at 13:30
Africa Cup of Nations
Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea
Starting at 16:00
Algeria v Sudan
Starting at 18:30
Ivory Coast v Mozambique
Starting at 21:00
Cameroon v Gabon
Thursday 25th December 2025
The Highlander remains open on Christmas Day, trading as normal from 11am to 2am.
Raise a glass with us and have a very Happy Christmas 🎄🍻
NFL games will be shown, with schedules available on our American page.
Want to watch something else? Just ask!
Friday 26th December 2025
Starting at 13:30
Africa Cup of Nations
Angola v Zimbabwe
Starting at 16:00
Egypt v South Africa
Starting at 18:30
Zambia v Comoros
Starting at 21:00
Morocco v Mali
Starting at 21:00
English Premier League
Manchester United v Newcastle United
Saturday 27th December 2025
Starting at 13:30
English Premier League
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City
Starting at 16:00
Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion
(Upon Request)
Brentford v AFC Bournemouth
(Upon Request)
Burnley v Everton
(Upon Request)
Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers
(Upon Request)
West Ham United v Fulham
(Upon Request)
Starting at 16:00
Scottish Premiership
Livingston v Celtic
Rangers v Motherwell
Starting at 18:00
Italian Serie A
Udinese v Lazio
(Upon Request)
Starting at 18:30
English Premier League
Chelsea v Aston Villa
If you would like a game requested you do not see please send us
an email at [email protected] and we will do our best to show it!
Sunday 28th December 2025
Starting at 13:30
Africa Cup of Nations
Gabon v Mozambique
Starting at 15:00
English Premier League
Sunderland v Leeds United
Starting at 16:00
Africa Cup of Nations
Equatorial Guinea v Sudan
Starting at 17:30
English Premier League
Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur
Starting at 18:30
Africa Cup of Nations
Algeria v Burkina Faso
Starting at 20:45
Italian Serie A
Atalanta v Internazionale 
(Upon Request)
Starting at 21:00
Africa Cup of Nations
Ivory Coast v Cameroon
If you would like a game requested you do not see please send us
an email at [email protected] and we will do our best to show it!
All games marked with a * are on request and need to be requested at least a couple of hours before the start of those. Once you request them, you must be at The Highlander at least 30 minutes before kick-off time (or, for the late starting games you must be at the pub by 1:00am
( 1 hour before our closing time)! We cannot guarantee their broadcast
on our screens if you arrive at The Highlander at the last minute before their start or even worse - when they have already started.
** Games marked Requested - the games that have been "already requested" might not necessarily be televised if the people who have requested them fail to arrive 30 min prior to the start of those games (or, for the late games 60 minutes before our closing time which is usually at 2am). Certainly, we accommodate other requests in the case the customers who have made the original requests do not show up.