The Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars are heading to London for the 2024 NFL season.
Bryce Younger, the current No. 1 general draft choose, and the Carolina Panthers will symbolize the league in Munich, Germany.
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The NFL introduced on Thursday the house groups for the upcoming Worldwide Sequence.
“Taking our sport to extra followers all over the world is a significant precedence for the league and its 32 groups, and we’re delighted to be returning to London and Munich in 2024,” stated Peter O’Reilly, govt vp, membership enterprise, league occasions and worldwide for the NFL.
“Whether or not sort out or flag soccer, worldwide ardour for the sport and the NFL continues to develop, and having our groups and their world-class athletes play video games and have interaction with followers all over the world is a vital a part of changing into a really world sport.”
The Bears and Vikings are set to play video games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the one purpose-built NFL stadium outdoors of the US.
The Jaguars will proceed their annual London journey with an everyday season house sport at Wembley Stadium.
Jacksonville has a multi-year dedication to enjoying a sport in the UK and this will probably be franchise’s twelfth sport in London.
“We definitely owe a debt of due to the hundreds of followers within the U.Ok., Eire and all through Europe who’ve made the Jaguars their NFL crew since our first London house sport in 2013,” stated Shad Khan, proprietor of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham FC.
“We’ve solid deep relationships with followers and companies, have launched American soccer to younger folks that take part in our neighborhood applications all through the U.Ok., and we’ve raised funds and supported causes that contact many lives.
“In all, we’ve established a powerful Jaguars custom in London that our followers and followers have a good time on daily basis of the 12 months. That custom continues subsequent season when the Jaguars return to London, and we will’t wait to see everybody as soon as once more in Wembley Stadium, our house away from house.”
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The Panthers would be the house squad at Allianz Enviornment, house of FC Bayern Munich.
Opponents, dates and kickoff occasions for the Worldwide Sequence will probably be introduced when the 2024 NFL schedule is revealed within the spring.
“We stay up for welcoming these three groups to London for what guarantees to be one other thrilling slate of Worldwide Video games within the U.Ok. in 2024,” stated Henry Hodgson, normal supervisor, NFL U.Ok.
“Common season video games have been performed in London since 2007, and we’re delighted to see the dedication to bringing the perfect of the NFL to followers within the U.Ok. proceed.
“Along with the Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars and Minnesota Vikings we’re excited to proceed to present followers distinctive gameday recollections because the NFL involves the capital subsequent season.”
The league not too long ago revealed that it’s going to play an everyday season sport in São Paulo, Brazil at Corinthians Enviornment in 2024, marking the primary NFL sport in South America.
The house crew for the Brazil sport will probably be introduced earlier than the 2024 NFL schedule is launched.
There will not be a world sport in Mexico in 2024 attributable to Estadio Azteca renovations in Mexico Metropolis, however the league has confirmed that future worldwide video games will return to Mexico as soon as stadium work is full.
A current vote by NFL golf equipment elevated league-operated worldwide video games from 4 to eight a season, starting in 2025.
New markets and host cities/stadiums for future seasons will probably be introduced at later dates.
talkSPORT will present commentary of NFL London and Germany video games in 2024.
