LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The NFL has introduced yet another international partnership that will send more teams to play in Europe starting in October of 2016. The National Football League has announced a partnership with the Rugby Football Union that will see the league play a minimum of three regular-season games at Twickenham Stadium in London over a three-year period. READ MORE: LA County To Expand Access To Coronavirus Vaccine To More Essential Workers Starting Monday The NFL recently announced that it has extended its Wembley Stadium agreement , with a minimum of two games per year to be played there through 2020. Earlier this year, the NFL reached agreement with Tottenham Hotspur to play at least two games per year at the Premier League club’s new stadium, beginning in 2018. READ MORE: Meet The Giltinis: LA's New Rugby Team to Open Play At Coliseum March 20 “The NFL has a strong and growing fan base in the UK, and this, combined with the investments we’ve made … [Read more...] about NFL Expands Europe Initiative, Announces More Games At Different London Venue
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NFL Expands Committment For International Regular Season Games
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The NFL approved a resolution at a league meeting in New York that will enhance the NFL’s ability to play international regular season games through 2025, as well as broadens the league’s opportunity to play in other countries besides the United Kingdom. The resolution build’s on a 2011 resolution that stated the NFL to schedule international regular season games within the UK through the 2016 season. READ MORE: LA County To Expand Access To Coronavirus Vaccine To More Essential Workers Starting Monday The NFL will announce the 2016 international games later this fall, along with other possible destinations to host games in addition to the UK. “This marks an important step in our long-term international growth,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. “Fans in the UK have responded incredibly well to the regular-season games we have played in London since 2007,” he added. READ MORE: Meet The Giltinis: LA's New Rugby Team to Open Play At Coliseum … [Read more...] about NFL Expands Committment For International Regular Season Games
