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Dublin-NFL teams are not assured to assure to play international games, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodll said in Dublin before the first regular season NFL game in Ireland.
Speaking at a small music site near the city center on Saturday, Goodll said the teams have adopted the global expansion of the game. Instead of talking about teams to participate in international competitions, they voluntarily voluntarily are voluntarily to join the game.
“In today’s world, we have to be global,” said Goodll. “Every time we play an international game, fans say they want more. I really believe that our game can be global and global. Our job is to share our game with the rest of the world.”
Due to that purchase-in, Goodale reiterated that he would like to live there 16 International Sports So each team plays in one per year.
NFL is expanding Hosted a game in Australia In 2026, and the next step beyond, Goodll said, “Probably” is hosting the game in Asia.
“We are serious about being a global game,” he said.
A part of it is organizing the first NFL regular-season game in Ireland Minnesota Vikings And Pittsburg steelers In Croke Park on Sunday. Steelers have deep relations for Ireland as the Roney family came from island and was an US ambassador to the late Dan Roney Ireland.
Goodll said, “Steellers were very barely pushing us to bring steelers here.”
Sitting next to him on the stage, the owner of the steelers and president Art Runi II smiled, “This is a proper assessment.”
Goodll said that for most international sports, the crowd is usually 90% of the host country, but they hope that Crock Park will have at least 30% of the United States fans.
“I have no doubt that it will be incredibly successful,” Goodll said about the game in Ireland. “And I have no doubt that we will come back.”
