SB in England

Blaze_1UP · 10-16-2007, 05:09 PM

NFL commissioner says Super Bowl may someday be held in London
By CHRIS KAHN, Associated Press Writer

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.

An American Championship being played overseas just doesn't seem right but money makes the world go round.

Transplanted Caper · 10-16-2007, 05:54 PM

Won't happen IMO. Too much money to be made on this side of the ocean.

TheRoyalChief · 10-16-2007, 06:51 PM

Definitly something I don't agree with

Blaze_1UP · 10-16-2007, 06:55 PM

Well if our dollar is worth 50 cents to their dollar it might be worth it.

Jay · 10-17-2007, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blaze_1UP

Well if our dollar is worth 50 cents to their dollar it might be worth it.

you mean to their pound

MS72 · 10-17-2007, 07:30 PM

I hope not...

neosteelcurtain · 10-18-2007, 09:17 PM

For some reason, I hate the thought of that, because how many europeans really care about American Football. I cant even watch my favorite team play every weekend (dont have sunday ticket), though this year Ive only missed one game because they are doing better, but how can they see any at all?

klingsor · 10-22-2007, 10:18 AM

I'll be dead by then but I'll be spinning in my grave if that ever comes to pass.

Transplanted Caper · 10-22-2007, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by klingsor

I'll be dead by then but I'll be spinning in my grave if that ever comes to pass.

That's what you said about the AFL/NFL merger at your retirement party. You've still got a few decades left in you.

10-16-2007, 05:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Blaze_1UP Defensive ROY Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,373 vCash: 10200 NFL Team: San Francisco 49ers NCAA Team: Nebraska Cornhuskers	SB in England NFL commissioner says Super Bowl may someday be held in London By CHRIS KAHN, Associated Press Writer 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. An American Championship being played overseas just doesn't seem right but money makes the world go round. __________________ Your gonna take a pound'n if you ride bulls for a liv'n, thats juss the way it is.

10-16-2007, 05:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Transplanted Caper Cowboys MVP Homerun Rally Champion! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ottawa Age: 25 Posts: 2,462 vCash: 2000 NFL Team: Dallas Cowboys NCAA Team: Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Won't happen IMO. Too much money to be made on this side of the ocean. __________________ Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar. - Edward R. Murrow

10-16-2007, 06:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Blaze_1UP Defensive ROY Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,373 vCash: 10200 NFL Team: San Francisco 49ers NCAA Team: Nebraska Cornhuskers	Well if our dollar is worth 50 cents to their dollar it might be worth it. __________________ Your gonna take a pound'n if you ride bulls for a liv'n, thats juss the way it is. Last edited by Blaze_1UP : 10-16-2007 at 07:23 PM.

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10-16-2007, 06:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheRoyalChief Walkon Battleship Champion! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: KCMO (belton) Age: 30 Posts: 6 vCash: 500 NFL Team: Kansas City Chiefs NCAA Team: Missouri Tigers	Definitly something I don't agree with

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neosteelcurtain Walkon Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 vCash: 500	For some reason, I hate the thought of that, because how many europeans really care about American Football. I cant even watch my favorite team play every weekend (dont have sunday ticket), though this year Ive only missed one game because they are doing better, but how can they see any at all?

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klingsor Starter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 333 vCash: 17880	I'll be dead by then but I'll be spinning in my grave if that ever comes to pass.