The NFL has officially voted to allow a game to be played in Brazil in 2024. After months of rumours about it, Sao Paulo will host one of the league’s foreign competitions next season, reports Ian Rapoport of NFL. com.
Brazil and Spain were the contenders for expansion. While the NFL’s first trip to South America represents a significant milestone, the most notable news in the league’s vote on Wednesday is the 2025 season. A roster of five road games is planned for 2024, but the NFL is contemplating a first preparation in overseas competitions. soon after.
As many as nine international games could be on the 2025 docket, Rapoport adds. This will include eight dates plus the Jaguars’ agreement to play a London game each year. Considering the league’s international schedule sits at five presently, the football world could be in for quite the expansion in two years. The 2025 plan doubles as the most significant adjustment to the league’s schedule since it launched its international series in 2007.
The match against Brazil will be played at the Corinthians Arena, tweets Tom Pelissero of NFL. com. The Corinthians Arena hosted matches at the 2014 World Cup and was one of the venues used at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Sao Paulo is two hours ahead of the East would not impose an early morning game like European venues do, although it is unclear when that match against Brazil will be on the schedule.
Ben Fischer of the Sports Business Journal broached the issue of this foreign expansion by 2025, stating (via NBC Sports’ Peter King) that the NFL is contemplating adjusting its mandate for groups to play at least one “home” game overseas every one and every four years instead of every eight years. Mexico City will play again in 2025, according to King, following renovations at Estadio Azteca. London, Germany and Spain will be on the table to host the matches. France has also emerged as a possible host country, with the Washington Post’s Mark Maske mentioning Australia as a possible host country. Sweden was also discussed as a conceivable host country.
While expanding the foreign roster appears to be a goal for 2025, the NFL is reportedly about to see some of its groups play a game overseas. Considering the logistical issues that come with this and the fact that some groups lose a home game, it will be attractive to see if the league develops further. Placing 16 games overseas would be the fairest number here, potentially allocating “home” games away from home to the convention tasked with betting only 8 genuine home games this season. However, this may simply be tricky given the hurdles the league faces when formulating an annual schedule.
There is no opposition willing to block that effort for nine overseas games a year, King notes, adding that the eight games outside Mexico City could be televised as little as 9:30 a. m. ET. This served as a window for the series of European Competitions of that time. It appears the NFL, which didn’t play a single road game in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has opened the door to a four-window Sunday for at least part of the 2025 season. .
Noise about a team stationed in Europe persists, but no true movement in that direction has taken place in years. But the NFL’s travel itineraries will still look a bit different in 2025.
Do the luxury boxes at the stadium in Brazil include leather seats?
He expected the games to be scheduled in Vaticano. Se will need divine intervention to get the Bears back into contention.
Ha ha ha
A genuine discussion about a game in Hawaii on Monday night would be great. I know it’s a state, but it’s something different. And also the Labor Day games.
The CFL uses Labor Day for a couple of rivalry games and it seems to be popular with fans. NFL could give it a try.
You look salty brother jaja@Chucky
Yes
Season ticket holders will continue to get screwed. Those prices are only increasing even if they lose a true home game.
Okay, and many of us have more important things to do on Sunday mornings, so European games will lose TV ratings over time (the genuine profit NFL executives dream of).
Login Register