NFL In The UK

Tomorrow sees the Miami Dolphins taking on the New York Giants at Wembley Stadium.

It is the first time that a regular season game has taken place outside of the Americas and I think this could be the start of a common thing for the NFL.

It is a sign that the league are looking at other avenues to become even more global than they already are. We could - in future seasons -see games played in Japan, Germany or anywhere else that has passionate American Football fans.

There has even been talk in recent weeks from analysers of the sport that these games could lead to a franchise being created within another country and play in a regular season.

What a great idea, huh? Maybe they could call the team the London Monarchs or something.

Oh yeah - the NFL did have a team called the London Monarchs playing in the NFL Europe league. They played for a number of seasons before the NFL gave up on the idea and kept their operations running in Germany but eliminated the UK-based teams.

And now they decide to come back to dip their toe in the water again. This time they want to see whether the UK will welcome a regular NFL season game.

Of course they will.

But, some won't forget what happened to the London Monarchs and the Scottish Claymores.