Wisconsin Soccer Central

Milwaukee's Highbury Pub will be in the national soccer spotlight Saturday.

Hosts Charlie Stillitano and Joe Tolleson from satellite radio station SiriusXM FC will broadcast live from the Bay View bar before and after the FA Cup final between Arsenal and Hull City at Wembley Stadium in London, starting at 9 a.m.

The broadcasters will visit the Highbury as part of SiriusXM FC's "America’s Best Soccer Pub" tour. Previous stops were at Tom's Urban in Los Angeles, the Three Lions Pub in Denver and the Football Factory at Legends in New York City.

Stillitano played and coached at Princeton, was the vice president and general manager of Major League Soccer's MetroStars from 1996 to '99 and has organized tours and tournaments in the U.S. involving European clubs. Tolleson broadcasts soccer for ESPN International and has worked at all Summer and Winter Olympics since 2002.

The Highbury, named after the former Arsenal stadium in north London, is located at 2322 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. During its 10-year history, the pub has become a popular gathering spot for fans of teams from across the world.

• Speaking of SiriusXM FC, comedian Kevin Flynn – who played three seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League in the 1980s – hosts "Over The Ball" on the channel on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. In January, he told an entertaining story about an incident from his playing days involving Tommy Alioto (Milwaukee Madison).

Alioto, now the director of coaching for Appleton SC, confirmed most of the details but offered one correction: While Flynn indeed was kicked out of the match, Alioto was not. "I am quite proud of never being kicked out of a game as a player or a coach," wrote Alioto, who played nine seasons of indoor soccer and also played professionally outdoors in the North American Soccer League and the American Soccer League.

• Saturday's FA Cup final will be broadcast live on Fox, including WITI (Ch. 6) in Milwaukee, WMSN (Ch. 47) in Madison, WLUK (Ch. 11) in Green Bay, WLAX/WEUX (Ch. 25/48) in La Crosse and Eau Claire and WFXS in Wausau (Ch. 55). The pre-game show starts at 10:30 a.m., with kickoff at 11 a.m.

Editor's note: This article has been edited from its original version to reflect information that became available after posting.