NFL Approves International Series To 2025

National Football League (NFL) clubs have approved a resolution to play international regular-season games through until at least 2025.

The agreement means the NFL, who has played fixtures in London since 2007, has the opportunity to play games in other countries outside the United Kingdom. 

The 2016 schedule of international regular-season games will be announced later this year, with other countries in contention to host games next season, in addition to the UK.

Earlier this year, the NFL and Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur announced an agreement to play a minimum of two games per year, during a 10 year partnership at Tottenham’s new stadium, due to open in 2018.

Wembley Stadium, the site of 12 NFL International Series games to date, will host two more games this season, and the stadium is expected to continue to host NFL games in future seasons.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said: “This marks an important step in our long-term international growth. Fans in the UK have responded incredibly well to the regular-season games we have played in London since 2007. They have demanded more NFL games, and we have worked to accommodate them. We think it’s time to expand our International Series to other countries and respond to the growing interest in our game not only in the UK, but elsewhere around the world.”

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