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NFL Planning to Jump the Border in 2-3 Years

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The NFL's international series of games will not be restricted to England. According to Spanish news site AS.com, the NFL will host five regular-season games in Mexico, one per season, starting in either 2017 or 2018.

“We’re taking steps in the right direction so that eventually, this platform [of sponsors] which we have reconstructed will enable us to talk directly to the NFL in New York about the possibility of staging games in Mexico," NFL Mexico director Arturo Olivé said.

Mexico appears financially stable to host games now, and organizational costs are reportedly set at $15 million. The growth of sponsorship deals over the past few years has allowed the team to host another regular-season game.
The NFL's only regular-season game in Mexico was held in 2005, a 31-14 Arizona Cardinals victory against the San Francisco 49ers (made famous by Ed Hochuli's first penalty call being brilliantly made en español). NFL Mexico started losing sponsorships and was down to three (with two soon expiring) in 2008, but that number has risen to 20 that endorse the league today.

Although the venue (or venues) for these games is unknown, the five-game platform appears set — up, even, from the originally proposed slate of three games.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...regular-season-games-in-mexico-144046715.html
 
NFL football is very popular in Mexico. The Mexicans really embrace the machismo in the sport and could fill a 100,000 stadium every Sunday. Or at least they do every time Dallas plays there.
 
playing regular season games outside of the US is ******* idiotic....
 
Coach said:
NFL football is very popular in Mexico. The Mexicans really embrace the machismo in the sport and could fill a 100,000 stadium every Sunday. Or at least they do every time Dallas plays there.
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I thought the only game ever played in Mexico was the Cards and 49ers? When I was working down there 20 years ago(a long time ago. I know) they had soccer fields every where. Always someone playing on them. The workers at the plant we were working would go out side every day at lunch and play a game. Kind of entertaining.
 
You can pretty much guarantee the Steelers will be one of the teams playing in Mexico. ARII wants this to happen.
 
I think he was making a joke about how all of the mexicans that are in Dallas go to the games there.
 
So sick of this crap. It needs to STOP!
 
SteelerFan448 said:
You can pretty much guarantee the Steelers will be one of the teams playing in Mexico. ARII wants this to happen.
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It seems to me the Steelers are hugely popular in Mexico. I think it is the same story as with me. We started getting more American TV when I was a kid around 1978-80 and the Steelers were king. I think Mexico is better than London. That trip is so stupid and the thought of expansion there is ridiculous.
 
Would love to see some Western Canadian games instead of Toronto who clearly doesn't give a ****. Vancouver has a beautiful domed stadium and could host anytime. Edmonton has a big stadium. Regina is building a brand new 40000 seat stadium. You would have to upcharge and play in September. Hockey is the heart of Saskatchewan but football is its soul.
 
If they play in Mexico city there should be legit sickle cell concerns. It's about 2500-2800 ft higher than Denver
 
They have wanted a Mexico City team since the 90's. Toronto and England wont be far behind.... the owners are dying to open up that goose and find all the gold inside...lol
 
SteelerSask said:
It seems to me the Steelers are hugely popular in Mexico. I think it is the same story as with me. We started getting more American TV when I was a kid around 1978-80 and the Steelers were king. I think Mexico is better than London. That trip is so stupid and the thought of expansion there is ridiculous.
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YOU bet the STEELERS are VERY popular in mexico. Not just in the popular touristy areas either, all over Mexico, even the deep poor mexicans have shirts etc. They see me wearing a steelers jersy or t-shirt and holy cow, they my best friends...........




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I always see a lot of fans traveling to Pittsburgh from Mexico every year.
 
I do not know why they want to go to Mexico, another 2-3 years and they should all be here anyway.
 
Wingman said:
I do not know why they want to go to Mexico, another 2-3 years and they should all be here anyway.
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I'm sure Texas has to deal with the illoeagals in a big way. If the "donald" wins the election, you might get help.............




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