Seven German cities express interest in playing host to NFL regular-season game as early as 2022, per report

Whereas London has stood because the constant worldwide outpost for the NFL throughout the Atlantic relationship to 2007, the league is seeking to stretch the sport into Europe’s mainland within the close to future. Earlier this offseason, the NFL was reportedly gauging interest from a number of potential host cities in Germany and several other have come again fairly . 

Based on Sky Sports, seven German cities have expressed curiosity in changing into a accomplice with the league. The NFL can also be working with London-based The Sports activities Consultancy and is aiming to play host to video games in Germany starting in 2022 and working by the 2025 season. Sky Sports activities provides that the NFL is anticipated to obtain sturdy proposals at first of September, which is able to permit the league time to evaluate and determine a most well-liked accomplice by early 2022. 

The seven German cities weren’t revealed by The Sports activities Consultancy, however Munich’s Division for Schooling and Sport did affirm to Sky Sports activities that it is in “preliminary talks” with the NFL about enjoying host to a recreation. Munich is house to Allianz Area, which is the second-largest stadium in Germany with a capability of 75,000. 

“We’re at the moment ready for extra info from the NFL relating to the necessities to be met for implementation in Munich,” spokesperson Thomas Gross instructed Sky Sports activities. “A closing utility can typically solely be made after approval by town council. As quickly because the LHM has the excellent info, will probably be examined and submitted to town council for resolution.”

One metropolis that isn’t within the working to play host in the mean time is the nation’s capital metropolis of Berlin. The town’s Senate Division for House Affairs and Sport famous that they are unable to kind a pitch because of a sports activities promotion regulation. That stated, as spokesperson did say word that “Berlin is all the time fascinated by internet hosting high-profile sporting occasions.” In the meantime, Hamburg is one other potential host metropolis for the NFL, however there may be some concern that the turnaround time to ship a pitch is just too quick. 

Germany performed host to 5 NFL preseason video games from 1990 to 1994 and had 5 groups as a member of NFL Europe earlier than the league disbanded in 2007, so there may be loads of historical past to level to why the league has chosen this nation as its subsequent European frontier.