Giants to play Dolphins in London next season-Is this a good thing?

gosteelers

A regular season game in London? Why is the NFL messing with a great product? Do you really feel people in London will be excited about this? They continually try this all the time and I have no idea why!

alpemomo

I bet England is thinking the samething. NFL is accepted by less than 7% of the population as a sport there.

They view our football they way we view their Football (Soccer) - just not going to happen but greed will always try

AlanAllen

It can't hurt. Probably a lost cause and probably not money well spent, but I doubt it will make the sport less popular worldwide.

Joe

Michigan

<< <i>It can't hurt. Probably a lost cause and probably not money well spent, but I doubt it will make the sport less popular worldwide.

Joe >>




They are just trying to expand interest in the NFL beyond the US, Mexico and Canada. I suspect it will have no more success than
trying to get Americans interested in that "other" game called football.

After next season they will have two regular season games played outside the US. The ones not liking it are most likely to be the
teams involved since this will be a disruption to their normal routines along with more jet lag. etc.

fsjeter

From View London.co.uk (sort of the Ticketmaster of the UK).



<< <i>London and the NFL
Tickets to see the American football game in London are expected to be in huge demand. 5 million people in the UK watch the NFL Super Bowl, and attendance at the game is estimated at about 80,000 – 90,000 people. >>



Scott

Michigan

<< <i>From View London.co.uk (sort of the Ticketmaster of the UK).



<< <i>London and the NFL
Tickets to see the American football game in London are expected to be in huge demand. 5 million people in the UK watch the NFL Super Bowl, and attendance at the game is estimated at about 80,000 – 90,000 people. >>



Scott >>




Sure, they have fans but put it in perspective. The UK population is approx. 60 million. There is a large curiousity factor, probably more
so than the US has with soccer but I'm not sure a sellout of the game means a huge level of support.

AlanAllen

I'm surprised almost 10% of Brits watch the Super Bowl. Does anyone have data on World Cup ratings in the US?

Joe

BobaFett72

At least "our" football is entertaining

SanctionII

IMHO the first US professional team sports league that will successfully expand outside of the continent of North America will be basketball. American football is competing against the other football (soccer) in other countries. Tough to do given the popularity of soccer in the world.

Basketball has no such competition. Instead, basketball is played on all 6 continents (maybe even 7 if scientists, researchers and support personnel at research stations in Antarctica have access to an indoor gym with hoops, backboards and basketballs). International professional leagues have been around for decades, with talent ranging from club level to NBA caliber. Non US players have been pouring into the NBA and are "All Stars" (Dirk Nowitski, Steve Nash, Manu Ginobli, Yao Ming, etc.). These Non US players are "national heros" back home. Kids in these countries emulate their native NBA Stars. The NBA product is televised to hundreds of countries around the world and its popularity is souring, with revenue streams from outside the US growing in number and amount. Games and tournaments between NBA teams and foreign teams happen regularly. The question of global expansion of the NBA is not if, but when.

sagard

<< <i>At least "our" football is entertaining >>



Please. There are about 6-7 teams that are entertaining. USA Football is the only contest in the world where more people tune into it's championship for the commercials than the game itself.

ToppsCo1lector

<< <i>

<< <i>At least "our" football is entertaining >>



Please. There are about 6-7 teams that are entertaining. USA Football is the only contest in the world where more people tune into it's championship for the commercials than the game itself. >>




Uhhuh. Please, if you think only 6-7 teams are entertaining, it's no suprise you refer to it as USA Football. Tune into some of the games so you can actually know what you're talking about.