Although the NFL's main market is in the United States, they have not stopped the pace of internationalization, whether it is the introduction of players or the hosting of events are gradually upgrading. In the 2022 season, in addition to the original London Bowl and Mexican Bowl, the NFL has included a third country to host a regular season game - Germany! The league announced Wednesday that it will host a regular season game in Munich, Germany, next season for the first time in the league's history.
This means that the league will have five international regular season games in the new season, three of which will be in London, 1 in Mexico and 1 in Germany. Previously, the alliance considered three potential host cities in Germany – Munich, Frankfurt and Düsseldorf – and finally circled two cities. They plan to host their first match at the Allianz Arena in Munich next season, then come to the Deutsche Bank Stadium in Frankfurt in 2023, return to Munich in 2024 and return to Frankfurt in 2025.
"We are very pleased to welcome Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt as part of the NFL family, and we are delighted to be able to reward German fans with spectacular spectacle from the NFL regular season." NFL President Goodell said in a statement ahead of the 56th Super Bowl, "We look forward to hosting our first regular season game in Germany later this year at Bayern Munich's home Allianz Arena and exploring broader areas of cooperation with the Bundesliga." ”
It is reported that in December last year, the NFL announced that 18 teams were allowed to carry out marketing, fan participation and commercialization activities in eight countries. The Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Pirates were allowed into the German market. The NFL said in a statement that it ensures that teams have access to designated international markets for play when possible. The team owners passed a resolution to host international tournaments in the UK, Mexico and Germany every season starting in 2022, while saying that 32 teams are mandated to play at least one international tournament in 8 years, and the Packers are the only team that has not played internationally.
The German Bowl is on! Will the Chinese Bowl be far away?
(Aibao)