Alexis Guerreros Turns Classic Football Shirts Into NYC’s Funniest Soccer Hangout
Only in New York can heartbreak, humor, and football culture collide this perfectly. Comedy Night at Classic Football Shirts is what happens when diehard fans and sharp-witted comics share the same mic—and nobody delivers that blend of passion and punchlines quite like Alexis Guerreros. The stand-up comic, lifelong football addict, and pizza savant is bringing his signature mix of humor and heart to a celebration of football culture and community with a side of laughter on November 25 in New York City
The Newark-born comic, soccer fanatic, and host of The Cooligans is turning Classic Football Shirts NYC into a full-blown football comedy club for a night that’s equal parts chaos and community. Expect free drinks, kit giveaways, and special in-store discounts, plus a killer lineup featuring Robby Slowik, Carmen Lagala, Nathan Macintosh, Joey Dardano, and Oscar Aydin.
For Guerreros, it’s more than just a gig—it’s a mission. “My goal from day one has been to bring fun and levity to soccer fans and to infuse soccer into the conversation, even in small doses, to comedy fans,” Alexis said. “Luckily with a partner as great as Classic Football Shirts, we can put together an event that does both and is a premier NYC event on the way to the World Cup.”
That mix of humor and football obsession is classic Guerreros. Raised in Newark by a single Cuban mother who taught him to fight hard and laugh harder, Alexis took his working-class roots and turned them into stories that hit home with audiences across the country. After ditching the corporate grind, he hit the stage and never looked back. Now best known as the co-host of The Cooligans, the cult-favorite soccer comedy show that’s become essential viewing for American fans, and from hosting NBC’s Premier League Fan Fest to voicing characters on BoJack Horseman, he’s built a career on finding the comedy in chaos. Soccer fans know chaos better than anyone.
Classic Football Shirts, meanwhile, has become a mecca for New York’s global football community. Step inside and you’ll find walls packed with kits from every era, every heartbreak, and every victory that shaped the game’s history. It’s nostalgia, community, and suffering all stitched together in polyester. It is a landmark for fans who wear their loyalty like a badge of honor or a scar. “You’re surrounded by people who get it,” said one CFS regular. “They’ve all suffered through a relegation battle or a cup final collapse. You come here to heal and laugh about it.”
For one night, the store becomes something more—a living, laughing celebration of football fandom. Maybe part roast and part cynicism compacted with pure joy, connection, and the kind of unfiltered energy that only NYC can produce.
Because here, soccer isn’t just a sport. It’s an identity, a coping mechanism and, thanks to Alexis Guerreros, a damn good reason to laugh.
