NFL commissioner says Super Bowl may someday be held in London

[Elano]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- A future Super Bowl champion may someday be crowned overseas in a game witnessed predominantly by a foreign audience, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said.

"There's a great deal of interest in holding a Super Bowl in London," Goodell told reporters Monday. "So we'll be looking at that."

The commissioner said London's new Wembley Stadium would make a great candidate for pro football's biggest matchup, given the enthusiasm overseas for the game.

The NFL has been expanding its overseas presence for years by televising games around the world. It's held preseason games in numerous countries in Europe, Asia, Mexico and Canada, and in 2005, the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers played the first regular-season match outside the United States.

The game at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City drew the league's largest crowd to date, 103,467.

On Oct. 28, Wembley will host the first regular-season NFL game outside North America. It took just 90 minutes to sell the first 40,000 tickets for the game between the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants. Goodell said event organizers have sold 95,000 tickets in all.

Goodell spoke about the possibility of a British Super Bowl after a luncheon Monday in Scottsdale sponsored by the host committee for the 2008 Super Bowl in Arizona.

[Don Jacob]

gay, i don't want the superbowl over there.

[eS El Duque]

^^^yea...imagine if Green Bay and Oakland make the superbowl that year! London would never want the super bowl agian after those fans arrive

[Shallow]

London is like 6 hours ahead. That would it would be an early game here in the states or a very late start in London. We'll either be watching it at 1 PM or the live fans will have have to stay up until 3 AM to see the ending.

[Don Jacob]

yeah fuck that. it'll ruin any future superbowl parties i may or may not want to throw.

[Javier]

I like the idea

[Bay Area Jat]

fuck England and New England

[swangin and bangin]

dumbass idea
they got their euro league

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Those Brits will probably be happy as fuck, until they realize it's not the right football... then they'll start bitching.

[swangin and bangin]

Those Brits will probably be happy as fuck, until they realize it's not the right football... then they'll start bitching.

exactly
most them people dont even watch NFL
and it would be a pain in the ass for americans who actually wanna go watch it, the would have to buy a Ticket to the game, plane ticket, hotel and be out longer then they need to

this is a fuckin retarded ass idea, i think they should just have preseason games out of the country

regular season, playoff, and super bowl need to stay in the states.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^^Seriously...This might be the first and last time I say this, but they need to take some notes from the NBA.

[Don Jacob]

fuck England and New England

EXACTLY

[Fuck Your Existence]

does england give a fuck? is there a market for the NFL there?

[da_notorious_mack]

does england give a fuck? is there a market for the NFL there?

no...


its a fuckin stupid idea

i'd go up tho just to rob some tourists


american "footbal"l should stay in america...bad enough deyve started showin it on tele here...i miss darts

[eS El Duque]

does england give a fuck? is there a market for the NFL there?

american "footbal"l should stay in america...bad enough deyve started showin it on tele here...i miss darts

LMAO!!!!!

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