Tuesday, February 25, 2014

London Calling: The Globalization of the NFL


I believe that the globalization of the NFL would be a positive move for the sport of football in general. Spreading the sport of American football (unlike its same named counterpart in other various parts of the would, ‘futball’) would increase revenue for the NFL immensely. Globalization of the NFL would increase revenue because it would increase accessibility for fans outside of the United States who have much more access to watch the sport. Fans want to see what they pay for. If fans are wishing to buy jersey’s, they are much more likely to buy the jersey of the player whom they watched make the game winning touchdown. While American football is not non-existent in Europe and other countries, it fails in comparison to quality of play as well as the quality of said sport players. I believe that the NFL should keep its base in America, and perhaps have a one regular-season game in a different country each year. It would be simply too tiring and time consuming, not to mention unfair to the players and their families to keep them moving from country to country each game.


While London is known quite well for being able to produce
quality fans in other sports such as soccer and tennis, I believe
it would only be appropriate to have NFL teams play there
once a year, maybe moving locations each year allowing a wide
array of audience for the American based sport. In conclusion, I
believe that the NFL have good intention in having games held
outside of the U.SA, but they must be very limited for the sake of the players, fans, and families alike.

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