The NFL is potentially looking to take American Football to France and Ireland in the not-too-distant future and is evaluating two new candidates for its International Series.
The league has been hosting games in other countries for a while now, with an early one set to head to Brazil for the first time next season.
Henry Hodgson, GM of the NFL’s UK office, told the Associated Press that due diligence is already being performed on Paris and Dublin, as well as numerous other cities worldwide.
“There’s a feasibility study, as we would call it, in a number of different European cities and Dublin is one of those,” he said. “Looking at the stadiums, taking local meetings … we’ll take away all of that information, digest it and determine what the next steps are.
“That’s something that’s happening in Dublin, it’s happening in Paris for example, and a number of other cities around the world as well.”
The league announced plans to take its first regular-season game to Brazil last December. NBC Sports’ Peter King had written about the International Series a month earlier, noting: “Spain and Brazil in the next two years, Paris in 2025 or beyond, and Dublin at some point soon.”
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Why Paris And Dublin Make Sense For The NFL’s International Series
Paris and Dublin both seem like great locations for an NFL game. The former is one of the world’s most famous and attractive cities and has hosted several high-profile sporting events.
The 2024 Summer Olympics will take place there in July.
Dublin, meanwhile, has already brought American football to Europe. The NCAA’s Aer Lingus College Football Classic is regularly hosted in said city. Georgia Tech and Florida State will play there in August.
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