Prince Albert seeking NFL Europe in Monaco
November 5, 2002
Good ol' smashmouth football in Monte Carlo? It could happen.
Prince Albert of Monaco has approached the NFL about putting a franchise in the Mediterranean principality, best known as a playground for Europe's wealthy.
"It would appear there is a door open there," said NFL Europe spokesman David Tossell.
Tossell said any expansion in the NFL's six-team development league was several years away, perhaps 2005. He said Monte Carlo was among the candidates, along with Madrid, Spain; Lyon, France; and perhaps a city in Germany, which already has three teams in the league.
Prince Albert, heir to the throne held by his father, Prince Rainier III, is a member of the International Olympic Committee and has competed in five Winter Olympics in bobsled.
He suggested the "Monte Carlo Pirates" as a name for the expansion team.
NFL Europe will have teams next season in Barcelona, Spain; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Glasgow, Scotland; and Berlin, Frankfurt and Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
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"Monte Carlo Pirates" - how telling (imo) /sarcasm
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