[cyborg]

You may be right depending on the level of anti-americanism. It may well be a culture clash. I have relatives who are cricketers and they think baseball is uncivilized. The rugby mad South Africans I know think NFL is boring because of all that 'protective gear'. Oh well.

[Dead Dog]

Yah, most of the Euro's I know think American Football is has too many stops and starts, and is soft because of the pads. They obviously don't understand the game, much less played it. However, that is changing.

I think the critical point for the NFLE is when the European teams become stand alone entitys, not preseason training camps for the NFL.

Really, I would like to see Russia, Sweden (Scandinavia), Ireland, England, Holland, Germany ect form an NFL conference like the AFC and NFC...call it the EFC. Then roll the winner of the EFC into the superbowl playoffs.