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Roger Goodell Drops a Bombshell: Super Bowl could go international, and fans are losing it
Marca ^ | 12/10/2024

Posted on 10/12/2024 5:13:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Goodell's radical proposals have fans wondering what happens next.

Hold onto your helmets-NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell just shook the football world with jaw-dropping news! During a fan forum in London, Goodell hinted at what could be the most radical change to the league's history: the first-ever Super Bowl outside the U.S. That's right-America's biggest sports spectacle might go global.

Goodell had previously dismissed the idea of moving the Super Bowl overseas. But this time, the commish changed his tune, saying, "Things change." The shift is part of a bold strategy to expand the NFL's international footprint, including up to 16 overseas games annually and even floating the idea of an 18-game regular season.

Super Bowl in Dublin or Rio? Fans can't stop buzzing

The NFL has already scored with its regular-season games in London, dating back to 2007, drawing massive crowds and proving that football's appeal knows no borders. But Goodell's latest vision opens doors to locations like Ireland, Brazil, and Asia for both regular-season games and-potentially-the Super Bowl itself.

Imagine bars in Dublin packed with fans, or beaches in Rio buzzing with NFL fever. An international Super Bowl could generate not only "new revenue streams" but also grow viewership to an entirely new level. Football wouldn't just be America's game anymore-it would become a global phenomenon.

International games have had their fair share of drama

As thrilling as this sounds, the NFL's overseas adventures haven't been without controversy. Recent games in London sparked criticism over questionable officiating, including dubious pass interference calls and a bizarre roughing-the-punter penalty that had fans howling on social media.

And when the NFL staged its first game in Brazil, things got even messier. Fans complained about safety issues, poor streaming coverage, and bizarrely, a ban on fans wearing green. These hiccups raise concerns about the NFL's ability to smoothly manage international events on such a grand scale.

Will the NFL pull this off?

Despite the backlash, Goodell seems unfazed. He's pushing forward with his vision, determined to iron out the kinks and elevate the NFL to new heights internationally. "If we get it right, the league will flourish like never before," he hinted. \ While challenges remain, the prospect of a Super Bowl abroad has ignited excitement across fan bases. Could this bold gamble redefine America's favorite sport? We'll just have to wait and see.

One thing's for sure: football fans better get their passports ready-the next Super Bowl might not be in Vegas or Miami but in Dublin, Rio, or even Tokyo!


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Sports; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: football; nfl; xenomania
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To: nickcarraway

Good Riddens to the NFL and MLB I am tired of tax payers paying for their sand boxes. I find it disgusting that there are multi million contracts for one player and yet we, tax payers, pay for the stadiums.
I hope they stay in Europe or Africa.


21 posted on 10/12/2024 5:36:35 PM PDT by learner
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To: nickcarraway

Mogadishu has a stadium.


22 posted on 10/12/2024 5:38:40 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: nickcarraway
Like the Olympics, cities don't want to host such sports events.

They lose a fortune for an event that could be televised from anywhere.

23 posted on 10/12/2024 5:43:23 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: nickcarraway

Preseason.


24 posted on 10/12/2024 5:44:05 PM PDT by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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To: HonkyTonkMan
Agree. NFL is boring a hell nowadays, too. 4 hours of snoozefest. Reporter-ettes blabbing on the sideline, endless commercials, replay upon replay, timeouts, reviews, multi-national anthems.

CTE is a serious problem. So they had to change the way they played the game. Like you said it's boring now.

So my proposal is to get rid of the 4th down.

So you'll have to punt the ball on 3rd down. Unless you decide to go for it, of course.

25 posted on 10/12/2024 5:52:18 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: DIRTYSECRET
Offer it to the highest bidder. It’s the NFL that benefits, not us. Think February. It’s pretty cold here everywhere except in the southern US. Somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere would really dig the exposure as well as the tourism. Buenos Aires-a gift to Javier Milei.

The stadiums suck. Except maybe for London. So London may be the only city that can host the Super Bowl at this point.

Remember they need luxury boxes.

26 posted on 10/12/2024 5:55:12 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

My improvement to the game is a small thing, if the kicker can split the uprights on the kick off it is worth 1 pt.


27 posted on 10/12/2024 5:55:42 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: nickcarraway

Anti-American. Are there no standards any more?


28 posted on 10/12/2024 5:58:07 PM PDT by MHT
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To: xp38

29 posted on 10/12/2024 5:58:52 PM PDT by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Is there not still the quick kick or the drop kick too? Where do they figure in a strategy for a game w/o 4th downs?


30 posted on 10/12/2024 6:10:20 PM PDT by desertsolitaire ( Lee Harvey Oswald and the Bands final performance)
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To: HonkyTonkMan

“Agree. NFL is boring a hell nowadays, too. 4 hours of snoozefest. Reporter-ettes blabbing on the sideline, endless commercials, replay upon replay, timeouts, reviews, multi-national anthems.”

AND every team places exactly the same game: play not to lose, rather than play to win, hoping that the other team makes more critical mistakes than you do ... boring, boring, boring ...


31 posted on 10/12/2024 6:10:46 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: desertsolitaire
Each play constitutes a down. The offence must advance the ball at least ten yards towards the opponents' goal line within three downs or forfeit the ball to their opponents. Once ten yards have been gained the offence gains a new set of three downs (rather than the four downs given in American football).

They already do that in CFL.

32 posted on 10/12/2024 6:13:34 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Joe 6-pack

Rome has its Colosseum LOL.


33 posted on 10/12/2024 6:17:15 PM PDT by 1066AD
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To: dfwgator
The NFL will never overtake soccer in Europe.

The last thing Europe needs is a return to violent tribal warfare practice, along with training taxpayer civilians to fund it. Soccer gets imposed on belligerents as a way to culturally pacify them, so all they practice is how to throw down their arms and run for their lives. Socialists feel they have also conquered America, which is why they have tried to force fit soccer on America so many times.

34 posted on 10/12/2024 6:19:55 PM PDT by Reeses
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To: Joe 6-pack; nickcarraway

Pyongyang also has a big stadium. They apparently wanted to bid for the Olympic Games some years ago.


35 posted on 10/12/2024 6:28:44 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

The Munich, Germany game seemed to be finned with people who actually care.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QX5bLsmJrU


36 posted on 10/12/2024 6:32:45 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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To: nickcarraway
Never mind where the game is being played.

Will they still have commercials?

That's the only reason I ever watch the Super Bowl.

37 posted on 10/12/2024 6:34:20 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (7,797,618 Truth | 91,192,773 Twitter)
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To: nickcarraway

I haven’t watched 1/4 of one game since those thugs started dancing in the end zone 20 something years ago


38 posted on 10/12/2024 6:37:14 PM PDT by Hammerhead
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To: MinorityRepublican

That is basically Canadian football. There are some other differences like 12 not 11 players on the field and 10 extra yards on the length of the field but the biggest is just 3 downs to make 10 yards.


39 posted on 10/12/2024 6:40:56 PM PDT by xp38
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To: nickcarraway

The NFL is a business ... specifically a partnership with 32 equal partners, the team owners. They hire the commissioner to increase profits ... so he is doing what he is being paid to do ...


40 posted on 10/12/2024 6:42:26 PM PDT by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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