SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ALL THE MAJOR SPORTS APPOINTMENTS SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS
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 / Formula 1 & Moto GP / Live Tennis / AFL & NRL / AFL & NRL Grand Finals 2026 / Live Golf
Saturday 22nd August 2026
Starting at 11:35
National Rugby League
Dragons v Bulldogs
Starting at 11:45
Australian Football League
Geelong v Richmond 
Starting at 12:00
Adelaide v GWS Giants
Starting at 12:00
Dutch Grand Prix Sprint
Starting at 13:30
English Premier League
Hull City v Manchester United
(Requested*)
Starting at 16:00
Everton v Crystal Palace
(Upon Request)
Ipswich Town v Sunderland
(Requested*)
Nottingham Forest v Leeds United
(Upon Request)
Starting at 16:00
Dutch Grand Prix Qualifying
Starting at 17:10
International Rugby
South Africa v New Zealand
(Requested*)
Starting at 18:30
English Premier League
Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur
(Upon Request)
Italian Serie A
Internazionale v Monza
(Upon Request)
Udinese v Como
(Requested*)
Starting at 18:45
Scottish Premiership
Dundee United v Dundee
(Upon Request)
Starting at 20:30
German Super Cup
Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich
(Upon Request)
Starting at 20:45
Italian Serie A
Genoa v Napoli
(Upon Request)
Parma v Cagliari
(Upon Request)
Sunday 23rd August 2026
Starting at 11:20
Australian Football League
West Coast v Hawthorn 
Starting at 13:00
English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion v Burnley
(Upon Request)
Starting at 15:00
English Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa
(Upon Request)
Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth
(Upon Request)
Starting at 15:00
Dutch Grand Prix
Starting at 17:30
English Premier League
Newcastle United v Liverpool
Starting at 18:30
Italian Serie A
Frosinone v Juventus
(Upon Request)
Venezia v Lecce
(Upon Request)
Starting at 20:45
Italian Serie A
Atalanta v Sassuolo
(Upon Request)
Torino v AC Milan
(Upon Request)
French Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain v Stade Rennais
(Upon Request)
Starting at 21:30
Spanish LA LIGA
Elche v Barcelona
(Upon Request)
Monday 24th August 2026
Starting at 18:30
Italian Serie A
Bologna v Lazio
(Upon Request)
Starting at 20:45
AS Roma v Fiorentina
(Upon Request)
Starting at 21:00
English Premier League
Fulham v Chelsea
Tuesday 25th August 2026
Starting at 18:10
International Rugby
Lions v New Zealand
Starting at 18:45
UEFA Champions League Qualifying
Sabah FK v Hapoel Be'er
(Upon Request)
Starting at 21:00
LASK Linz v Celtic
Bodo/Glimt v NEC Nijmegen
(Upon Request)
Wednesday 26th August 2026
Starting at 20:45
UEFA Conference League Qualifying
Rapid Vienna v Heart of Midlothian
(Upon Request)
Starting at 20:45
English Carabao Cup
Bradford City v Burnley
(Upon Request)
Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion
(Upon Request)
Tottenham Hotspur v Charlton Athletic
(Upon Request)
Starting at 21:00
UEFA Champions League Qualifying
Lyon v Fenerbahce
(Upon Request)
AEK Athens v Levski Sofia
(Upon Request)
NK Celje v Slovan Bratislava
(Upon Request)
Viking FK v Dinamo Zagreb
(Upon Request)
English Carabao Cup
Preston North End v Everton
(Upon Request)
Spanish LA LIGA
Real Madrid v Real Sociedad
(Upon Request)
Thursday 27th August 2026
Starting at 11:50
National Rugby League
Storm v Broncos
Starting at 18:00
UEFA Conference League Qualifying
Jablonec v Rangers
Starting at 18:45
SC Freiburg v Motherwell
(Upon Request)
Starting at 20:30
English Carabao Cup
Chelsea v Luton Town
Starting at 21:00
Fulham v AFC Wimbledon
Spanish LA LIGA
Barcelona v Athletic Club
(Upon Request)
Friday 28th August 2026
Starting at 10:00 (we open at 11am so can show once we are operational)
National Rugby League
Sea Eagles v Dragons
Starting at 12:00
Panthers v Bulldogs
Starting at 20:30
German Bundesliga
Bayern Munich v VfB Stuttgart
(Upon Request)
Starting at 20:45
French Ligue 1
Lille v Paris Saint-Germain
(Upon Request)
Italian Serie A
AC Milan v Venezia
(Upon Request)
Starting at 21:00
English Premier League
Crystal Palace v Manchester City
English League Championship
Wrexham v Birmingham City
(Upon Request)
Saturday 29th August 2026
Hot food served until late, great drinks, and a warm welcome as always. If there are any sports requests, drop us a line at [email protected] and we’ll do our best to show them! If you’d like to watch any English League Championship matches, let us know!
Starting at 13:30
English Premier League
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
Starting at 16:00
AFC Bournemouth v Everton
(Upon Request)
Coventry City v Hull City
(Upon Request)
Scottish Premiership
Celtic v Falkirk
Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone
(Upon Request)
Starting at 17:10
International Rugby
South Africa v New Zealand
Starting at 18:30
English Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United
Italian Serie A
Fiorentina v Frosinone
(Upon Request)
Monza v Udinese
(Upon Request)
Sassuolo v Torino
(Upon Request)
Starting at 20:45
Italian Serie A
Juventus v Parma
(Upon Request)
Sunday 30th August 2026
Starting at 13:00
Scottish Premiership
Aberdeen v Rangers
Starting at 15:00
English Premier League
Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion
(Upon Request)
Leeds United v Brentford
(Upon Request)
Sunderland v Fulham
(Upon Request)
Starting at 16:00
Scottish Premiership
Dundee v Hibernian
(Upon Request)
St Mirren v Motherwell
(Upon Request)
Starting at 17:30
English Premier League
Manchester United v Ipswich Town
(Upon Request)
Starting at 18:30
Italian Serie A
Napoli v Como
(Upon Request)
Starting at 20:45
Cagliari v Internazionale
(Upon Request)
Lazio v Genoa
(Upon Request)
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.