The Miami Dolphins have been confirmed as hosts for the primary NFL recreation to be performed in Spain subsequent season.
Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium had already been named because the venue, with the Dolphins introduced because the designated ‘dwelling’ workforce on Friday.
That follows affirmation that the Indianapolis Colts will host the primary regular-season recreation to be held in Berlin in 2025.
“The thrilling first-ever recreation in Spain underlines the NFL’s continued dedication to increasing its international footprint and reaching new audiences the world over,” stated the NFL’s head of Europe, Brett Gosper.
Madrid and Berlin are the newest host cities for the NFL’s worldwide sequence, becoming a member of common hosts London, with 5 abroad video games thus far confirmed for the 2025 season, matching the earlier excessive.
The dates and opposition for these video games shall be introduced when the complete 2025 NFL schedule is revealed this spring.
“There’s a starvation for soccer on this market [Spain], and we’re proud to affix with the NFL in rising the sport internationally whereas participating with outdated and new followers alike,” stated Miami Dolphins chief govt Tom Garfinkel.
“With the distinctive synergy between Miami and Madrid, we imagine that is solely the start for us on this unimaginable area.”
London will once more stage three NFL video games in 2025, with the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars the house groups, however there could possibly be as many as eight worldwide video games subsequent season.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell additionally “expects” to return to Brazil and Mexico, with a primary recreation in Eire “a risk”.
Additional bulletins on worldwide video games are anticipated from the NFL subsequent month.