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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSTADIUM. IT\u2019S WHAT FIFA CALLS IT DURING THE TOURNAMENT AND A LITTLE SLICE OF THE NETHERLANDS IS POPPING UP IN PARKVILLE. THE ALLEY BAR HAS SPENT MONTHS TRANSFORMING ITSELF INTO A LITTLE PIECE OF THE NETHERLANDS. KMBC9 ERIC GRAVES IS LIVE NOW FROM THE NETHERLANDS. HOME AWAY FROM HOME. ALL RIGHT, ERIC, I WAS EXPECTING TO SEE YOU IN ORANGE. I\u2019M SAVING THE ORANGE FOR THURSDAY WHEN THEY\u2019RE HERE. I DON\u2019T HAVE A TON OF ORANGE IN MY WARDROBE, BUT GENTRY CLASSES WITH THE RED HAIR, SO I REALLY DON\u2019T HAVE A TON. I\u2019M BUILDING IT UP THOUGH, BUT THIS IS WHAT A LOT OF BARS LOOK LIKE AROUND THE METRO, RIGHT? THEY\u2019VE GOT THE FLAGS GOING, SOME SIGNS, BUT NOT THE ALLEY BAR. THEY HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND ITS ORANGE ALL ALONG THE FRONT. THIS IS AN ORANGE TARP THEY\u2019VE CUT OUT TO FIT THE FRONT. AND THIS IS HOW BARS CAFES LOOK LIKE IN HOLLAND WHEN THE WORLD CUP IS GOING ON. FUNNY ENOUGH, WE JUST RAN INTO TWO PEOPLE FROM THE NETHERLANDS WHO ARE HERE TO SEE THE MATCH ON THURSDAY, AND THEY TOLD US THIS REMINDS THEM OF HOME, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO INSIDE. MORE ORANGE FROM WALLS TO CEILING. THE DUTCH DON\u2019T PLAY IN KANSAS CITY UNTIL THURSDAY, BUT LOCAL KANSAS CITY, NETHERLANDS FANS HAVE MADE THEIR IMPACT ON THE BAR. THE ALLEY BAR, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE PARKVILLE AMERICAN LEGION, DOES ABOUT $18,000 IN SALES IN A TYPICAL MONTH. LAST WEEK, THOUGH, THE BAR DID $21,000 IN SALES. PARKVILLE AMERICAN LEGION COMMANDER CHRIS WALLINGFORD SAYS THE SALES ARE GREAT, BUT IT\u2019S THE REACTIONS FROM THE SOCCER FANS THAT REALLY MAKE ALL THIS SO SPECIAL. SATURDAY, A LADY WHO\u2019S FROM THE NETHERLANDS BEEN HERE 30 YEARS CAME AND ASKED IF SHE COULD HUG ME AND SHE HAD TEARS IN HER EYES AND SHE SAID, THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE WATCHING A GAME AT HOME. SO THAT\u2019S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT RESPONSE. SO WELCOME NETHERLANDS. CHEER LOUD AND DRINK LOCAL. THAT\u2019S THE SLOGAN RIGHT THERE ON THE WALL. AND SINCE THIS IS AN AMERICAN LEGION POST, ALL OF THE MONEY, ONCE THEY PAY TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, GOES TO VETERAN CAUSES. CHRIS SAYS WITH ALL THE SALES FROM THIS HUGE WORLD CUP MONTH, IT\u2019S JUST GOING TO LET HIM SAY YES TO MORE VETERANS AND CHARITIES IN NEED F\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Parkville bar turns orange, embraces Netherlands fans during World Cup<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 4:52 PM CDT Jun 23, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n