Vikings, Packers, Chiefs and Jets take over London as NFL comes to town Sport The NFL returns to London this month as the capital stages its 40th, 41st and 42nd American football matches. And NFL franchises – whether they’re playing at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium or Wembley Stadium, or not at all – are looking to capitalise on the buzz across the next three weeks. Here’s a round-up of which [...]
Private equity stakes in NFL teams could increase above 10 per cent Sport Business NFL commissioner Roger Goodell failed to rule out allowing private equity giants to buy more than the current 10 per cent limit in franchises ahead of a trio of games in London. In January the Buffalo Bills (Arctos Partners) and Miami Dolphins (Ares Management) became the first NFL franchises to sell stakes to private equity [...]
NFL: San Francisco 49ers keen on London Super Bowl Sport Business San Francisco 49ers bigwigs are warm to a London Super Bowl as the NFL mulls taking their showpiece match overseas. There has been a lot of talk surrounding whether the top American football league would ever see an overseas franchise, and whether the Super Bowl would ever leave the shores of the United States. But [...]
NFL London: Vikings, Broncos and Rams heading to capital May 13, 2025 The Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams have been announced as the designated away teams for the NFL London Games series. The Vikings will feature for a second consecutive season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and face the Cleveland Browns in Week Five. It will be the 40th match in London. At the [...]
NFL: GB and Ireland could stage more matches outside of London April 6, 2025 The chief of NFL in the UK and Ireland has said the region could have more games outside of London in the future. Dublin’s Croke Park will host its first NFL match in the 2025 season, in addition to the three games which take place annually in London. Henry Hodgson, NFL UK general manager, admitted [...]
NFL 2025 London Games: Jets, Browns and Jaguars heading to capital January 10, 2025 The New York Jets, Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars will play in London on this year’s NFL International series. The New York Jets return to the capital a year on from their 23-17 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Browns return to London for the first time since 2017, when they [...]
Sport in 2025: A rallying cry to London, Mayor Khan and Londoners January 2, 2025 For at least the past five years it has felt as if London was disappearing off the global sporting stage. The capital may boast the Home of Cricket, 17 professional football clubs and five stadiums with a capacity of over 50,000 but huge sporting events have sought refuge in the likes of Saudi Arabia, the [...]
NFL confirms third European city for 2025 international games December 11, 2024 The NFL will expand its international game programme with a match in Berlin in 2025, the sporting league has announced. It comes as the NFL announced a “multi-year commitment” to playing games in the German capital following successful stints in Munich and Frankfurt. Berlin’s Olympic Stadium is not new to NFL, having hosted pre-season matches [...]
