🏈 Do the British actually like the NFL? 🇬🇧 American Football in London Vlog 

I love you're videos man and what is you're other channel called

@@johneames3700 Oh yeah, sorry - ru-vid.com/show-UCHMVJvXh_HqAwJo9Fo7BSYQ

Well I dont know what you where expecting it's the Buccaneers. 😅

I was expecting Jameis Winston to NOT throw 5 interceptions in a game!

Ninh Ly he does that sometimes

Hey man, I should start quoting something from your vids. I'm sure you've got some neat taglines! :)

Didn’t expect to se FivePoints here!

Oh yeah, he's cool. Love his vids!

Urinating Tree is dope

Ahhhhhh the sign of a true football fan

I can believe that.

Eventually that team is gonna move out to Jacksonville to either London or St. Louis.

Well its a whole fuckin country over a city smart ass😂😂😂

Not even close .....we do have a large fan club there but here we have an entire city of 1.6 Milion plus all the others in the surrounding areas of North Florida and Southeast Georgia ...lol

@@geebee6010 LOL you need to get a clue! news.wjct.org/post/450-million-lot-j-redevelopment-deal-includes-2333-million-city-incentives

That is friendliness in Europe. They need the military at soccer games so there isn't a riot.

Scott Humphreys lmaooo

I think eagle fans booed Santa Claus at one time.

@@MJ1341 pelted him with ice balls*

We still do - at least around these parts. I hung out with Eagles fans after the Eagles game - yeah sure they teased the crap out of me, but its all good. I can't speak for Philadelphia in general though.

I totally agree!

Yeah, filled by Americans...

@@OQR_TC You've clearly never been to one.

@@OQR_TC Wearing another teams jerseys???....that's not how Americans do.

But these are one off show case events. It can only really be judged if games in England filled stadiums week in week out. Not just in London but all over the UK. Until then it’s nothing more than a footnote

Absolutely! I like German people, they embrace everything enthusiastically. Great fans!

A German who's a Dolphins fan? Tough break man. I'm a Patriots fan, Soo yea... But that awesome that it's growing in Deutschland.

Germany had been the third nation behind the U.S. and Canada where American football is adopted and played for decades. There's even a football league there. Germans watching and playing this sport have been going on since the 1980s. Especially around Franfurt where the Frankfurt Galaxy were popular playing in the World League of American Football and NFL Europe. Why the NFL doesn't even have a preseason game in Frankfurt when they first started the London games is beyond me. Germany has since fallen recently to fourth place as American football is gaining traction in Mexico.

Ouch! A dolphins fan. My condolences

A German Dolphins fan? I send you my condolences for this season

Ironic, isn't it?!

Thanks man. Realistically, the NFL doesn't need to move a franchise over here, they could host 8 games a year with completely different teams and the fans would still show up. It's an interesting development here in the UK, for sure.

It's nowhere near as popular as this guy makes out. He's massively overstating the case. For NFL in the UK think NASL circa 1974-77 in the States.

@Rusty Shackelford lol. Rusty Shackelford. Hilarious name. I haven't teared up to anything non sports related since 1993. No soy here, Dale!

@The Dude Abides Why should we have to change our name? Your game is the one that sucks!

I live in london....NO ONE TALKS ABOUT THE NFL!!!!!! No ones walks around in a nfl Jersey. Most these fans in the vid are americans. I dont know what this guys talking about it being "SKY HIGH" it's no where near close lol

Certainly is!

Indeed.

@@deanspanos8210 fuck you

Brand is so strong! You and Tree together?! GOLD.

Interesting theory.

Donald Templar there were actually some pre-season games there in the 1980s and 1990s. Rather popular I once read. Unfortunately it was discontinued. Frankfurt games would be rather popular considering that Football is taking off in Germany right now!

@@BenJRiepe-vm1kt that and the Germans loved there Frankfurt Galaxy, they'd often sell out games where most couldn't in the NFL Europe

Frankfurt Galaxy had an audience of over 30000 per game; more than most MLS teams in the US...or the LA Chargers.

@@bluerisk you've proven my point

Absolutely!

This video is exaggerated, most people over here don't care about the NFL, we make fun of it and mostly hate it.

@Elliott Gold yeah that's 85,000 and a lot of the attending people aren't even English and if the games happened here more often the ticket sales would slowly die down, it's only because the games don't happen here often that it's gains attention.

@Elliott Gold I mean 85,000 people dont compare to the 8 million in London and 62 million in the UK

@@layth6857 I've been in England and I can say they don´t care the NFL, They buy tickets the same way someone buys tickets to the zoo or a museum.

Fair enough, I can relate to that.

Hi Andrew I’m too a bears fan from the Uk I remember tuning in on channel 4 watching Mick luckhurst present American football on Sunday nights watching Payton, McMahon and the fridge!! The highlight of the week bear fan forever!! 🐻

@@leemoore8068 Happy times mate. I used to run around the living room with a handband on thinking I was in Dire Straits but also wanting to be Jim McMahon

Andrew Cairns haha yeah I went through the headband too and wore my Payton top to school too!!

Headband faze!!

In theory yes, but that's what NFL Europe officially was - and nobody really cared. Only the NFL will do!

They did that already. It's called the WLAF. And like it's name, it was laughed out of the country. They want the real thing. Personally, I think they should move every game to 1 pm local time, so we can all have 4 extra morning games every year.

There's a German Football League that's doing very well

@@farpointgamingdirect Yes, the WLAF did very well in Germany, too. I'm really surprised one of the games every year is not played there.

I thought the tournament is called big6 or something

The fair catch free kick? Yeah, it was rare to see - even rarer to see in person.

Ninh Ly I’ve never even seen it before

Absolutely! And there's none of that harsh animosity that you get with football.

Same here!! 🤦‍♂️😂

Thanks Matt. I try, but there are still some naysayers and haters that call me every name under the sun for trying to prove a point. I'm glad you found this video informational though!

Yeah, the fact that the Bills stunk certainly had to do with the overall disaster. Price-gouging Canadians is also not a good way to win over fans.

litteraly no one watches the CFL lol I only watch the grey cup and pay more attention to our shitty University football I'm from Vancouver btw

@@ccwhu people do watch CFL games...i actually started watching this year and have to say, they are pretty fun to watch. just because you don't watch them doesn't mean others don't. I've actually run into people who watch the CFL over the NFL

@@easportssucks4347 I still think the NFL is better than any other football league lol... just saying the CFL isn't as bad as everyone makes it seem

As a Buffalo native and long time Bills fan, I I can say there are plenty of reasons the experiment didn't work. Here's one Loss of a home game. Bills fans will travel (ask Tennessee) but the atmosphere in Toronto was too.....blah. It was a money grab no one wanted, not even Canadian Bills who would rather make the trip to enjoy the REAL experience of game day in Orchard Park. Even players hated it, and were vocal about it, Basically, you were taking a game from some of the most loyal, passionate fans in the NFL and giving it to an indifferent, corporate group who would show up in jerseys of teams who weren't even playing. That's one reason Toronto didn't work

Explosions and Stuff It was on at the regular sunday times last week

It's not really that much of an issue - they either play them at 2:00pm or 6:00pm to make one of the game slots for the Sunday broadcast at 9:00am and 1:00pm.

No the main problem I see is on the players them selfs what if the LA rams have to play a London based team on Sunday night and then next week they're up back home on a Thursday game not enough time to regroup from long flights

Samuel Elguera They would have to have a bye week after the game

@@RM-hb9ze yes right now they do but if they get a team it wouldn't work giving everyone they play against a bye week all the time especially since division rivals face each other twice a season

I totally agree. As for having a permanent team here - I think the players hate the travelling, but not the London experience itself.

@@NinhLyUK I think if there was a London team they could just practice in the US when they have games there. Aka leave at the start of the week after they have a home game. The only problem then would be the teams that need to travel to London. Maybe the NFL could compensate with some money?

@@NinhLyUK The NFL probably isn't against having a division overseas, or even one just in England. They've actually tired it before with NFL Europe, but that was a bit of a flop because it was just a lesser league and it seems like England has the biggest market anyway. They're also talking about extending the NFL season, so who knows. Maybe one day.

I don't get the traveling argument as how far is it from Dallas to New York or New York to Miami and many more games I think an English based team would be ok

Hawaii have a d1 ncaa football team and it’s a similar sort of distance and those kids have to go to school but make it work

@TerrorWest XDDDD

As a chargers fan .... going to London would be the worse thing we can do

Don't tempt Dean Spanos with that!

London Wankers .... I think Deportivo have the copyright to that name!

@@berserk4672 The chargers still have a fan?

I was outraged at the prices! I was going to go, but I realised that it would have been cheaper to FLY TO TORONTO, and watch 3 games there instead of buying one ticket in London. People still came of course, though I don't think the MLB is anywhere near as popular as the NFL in the UK.

@@NinhLyUK It doesn't help that it was the Red Sox and the Yankees playing. That is *the* biggest rivalry in baseball, and easily cracks the top 10 (maybe even 5) across all sports. If it was a matchup of like the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers for a 4 game set (that way two games could be played under AL rules and 2 under NL rules) it would have been just as exciting (both teams have been decent in recent years) and probably cheaper (both those teams have a much smaller overall following and are not rivals with each other) It should also be noted that the MLB actually does a lot more travel away games. They regularly go to Japan, Australia, and Mexico. That's not to say that London is a guaranteed market but it makes sense to at least give it a try since before this all their international traavel was in the Pacific sphere.

@@PendragonDaGreat except not many people know the Brewers outside North America to the exception of 2018 when being in them in the world series was good, the trans have to at least be known well enough

Impressive, considering the Cricket World Cup was held at the same time.

@@NinhLyUK Like someone said, the two teams playing are the highest marketable franchises in baseball. Something like a Brewers vs. Athletics or Rays vs. Blue Jays series would have a decent impact whilst being cheaper

Yes indeed.

"BUT THEY WEAR PADS! DURRRRRRR IT'S JUST RUGBY WITH PADS!"

@@kylem1112 that's the most annoying sentence ever. respects to rugby but with pads the players feel perfectly ok running full force against another and it just makes for completely different viewing

@@ih8thinkingofnames1 i know. they just make fun of it because they don't understand it. both are physical and dangerous. if rugby was so soft. we would have acl injuries every other week and multiple concussions a season.

@@kylem1112 rugby tackling is different that's why they dont need pads

I think it's a universal fact ... no, a universal law!

Football is the sport where you use your feet.

Probably? There's no argument!

I completely agree. Thanks! :)

I have. I've met the Eagles fan base. In a Cowboys jersey. Their reputation is grossly exaggerated.

Ninh Ly you’ve been to Philadelphia then? They are notorious there

@@NinhLyUK were they actually in Philly, or were they in London?

Eagles aren't any worse that other teams. But New York, Chicago, and Cleveland fans are worse

Up yours, pal

Thanks for commenting. 1) A news report can handpick the interviewees to show diversity. I can attest after being there in person that most of the people I spoke to (and indeed at that stadium) was British. 2) Whilst I agree with the banter part of your statement, my question is ... when does banter go too far? Is discriminating against someone who wears a different coloured shirt 'banter'? How about discriminating against someone who has different coloured skin? You'd be surprised at the answers people give. 3) Well, I wouldn't say no to the idea of the Premier League playing abroad. But it's a different system over here. We don't have franchises, these are all privately owned teams. The League can't make a team do what it doesn't want to do without consent of the others. Is to going to happen? Highly unlikely.

Ah, glad you had an awesome time. Yeah the Seahakws fans are cool, love that they're so chill about things!

Exactly! It's a great atmosphere in London and it's not stopping anytime soon.

Thanks for the info bro, I'll checkout 'The Movement'. And yes, I think the NFL could be one of the better spectator sports in the country. Check out my channel for more like this :)

Go to any pub in Britain and I can assure 99 percent of people would say it’s shite 11 mins of play over 4 hours will never take on in the uk

I'm afraid to say you've been jinxed. NFL is tiny and is a laughing stock in the UK. Also the UK does not equal England.

You have my commissions on being a Spurs fan my friend.

@@jpirie9017where did you get 11 minutes of play???

They really should. I think the CFL has partnered recently with the BAFL, but time will tell if that does anything or not.

Quiet Corner because they don’t have the money to start something like that

The CFL is partially owned by the NFL

I'm an American living in Germany and I like both NFL & CFL gridiron football. I like catching highlights of the CFL, especially before the NFL kicks off. I have often told my German friends about Canadian football and how that differs from American.

@@quietcorner293 I've been to Canada on a few occasions and I don't think the people there really care about the CFL. They're obsessed with ice hockey and that's it.

Thanks man, I appreciate that. I think you'll have a great time in London - the games are cool and the fan experience is cool also.

I never said that Europeans didn't come to the games - it's great that the whole of Europe turns up for these games. I just said that most of the fans I encountered were British.

In general, yes. But I've seen the nasty side of Rugby fans.

One London team maybe. And entire European division, it's unlikely.

They already did NFL Europe, look it up. Was in the late 90s and early 2000s and they bombed hard.

The Zapper from Swarm A British isles Division London team at wembley/Tottenham Edinburgh team at Murrayfield, Dublin Team at Aviva, Cardiff Team at Millenium

@Mr. POPO I mean I doubt living in the UK would be that bad, if they have a UK only division. But i guess the players happiness would definitely be the biggest problem. If they want a full divison they are going to need to start hosting games at other stadiums though.

@Mr. POPO What do you mean other players in other countries? If you mean for each country to have it's own football players, I think that would be great. You could make it like how we do it in America and do a draft for each country so it is fair for everyone.

Yes exactly! You can sit with fans of opposing teams and it's still fun. No way that happens in football - they take things way too far sometimes.

@@NinhLyUK dose happen in rugby though.

Same, I'm a Hawks fan and a lot of my family are either Rams or 9ers fans. We rib each other but it's all in good fun....until it's not ;-)

GO EAGLES

Zemeckis Lebowski That sound... Painful Especially tonight

I'm still on the fence as to whether it'd happen. But I'm certainly not against it.

The rest of the country hates London anyway, so makes sense to keep it there.

Oh yeah, tell me about it!

Ninh Ly do you not support United?

Yeah I know what you mean. I think the people crapping on it are probably ignorant people who haven't spent any more than 4 minutes trying to understand the game.

Hockey is great, for sure. But it never really caught on over here like the NFL did. It's actually surprising how many people are interested in it now.

How are u verified

Yes I went to that one. Those Eagles fans know how to party for sure! The tube system is usually very reliable.

Cool! And thanks for watching my vids!

Ninh Ly No problemo. Your Ninh explains videos save me the troubles of having to learn sports the hard way!

Yes absolutely. It's more popular than people realise that's for sure.

But northern Ireland isn't in Britain idiot lol

Mustafi vs. Otamendi

You know what? That's actually not a bad idea.

Ninh Ly it’s never going to happen. When the Spanish league tried to do it the fans protested and it’ll be the same if the epl tries it.

NYCFC counts as Man City - NY division.

chris skuse then it’s not fair to take away home games for the nfl fans come on

Thanks for the compliment! As a football fan, I'm all for the banter. But more often than not nowadays, people take that stuff way too far. I wore a United shirt at Anfield for a videoon my other channel and I'm receiving death threats. Really?! Seriously?! I can fully understand why some people are turning their back on football in favour of the NFL.

@@NinhLyUK yeah you're right that is a little too far, maybe if they were to talk a little smack it would've been alright. When you say the NFL is big over, is it just a lot of people going to games and pretending they know the NFL, like what Americans do during the world cup or like the mls where there's a lot of people at games but most likely dont know anything and are just there to watch a game?

Yes, the Cowboys 'disease' has spread across the pond. And I've been infected.

@@NinhLyUK us Cowboys fans we are used to it. People love the Cowboys or hate them. All are jealous cause the Boyz are America's Team. Now let the hating began. Go Boyz from Las Vegas.

Erick Adams DC4L!!!

Go Cowboys!

My girlfriend's mum is a Cowboys fan just to annoy her dad who supports Washington.. Idk any legit cowboys fans outside of Ninh and Homer Simpson

Oh yeah, I remember those! I used to love collecting the stickers, and one of the few childhood memories is that I was always drawn to the star for the Dallas Cowboys. I think once you know the basic rules, you learn the more complicated ones over time. Thanks.

@@NinhLyUK correction to the magazine thing, i think it could have just been bubblegum.

It’s far worse now in terms of the rules

Thanks brother, I appreciate that. Come along to London, you'll have a great time! As for Graham Norton - it's easy enough to go to a taping ... but why?! He's no David Letterman or Jay Leno that's for sure.

of course not, he's his own animal - very charming and witty and I love the format of his show with the drinks and all of the guests on at once interacting, I'd still be watching Letterman if he was still on for sure. Yeah definitely want to do the UK thing, got a mate who's a Geordie so I'll probably look him up.

I guess so. When he first appeared on TV - he played the character of 'super-camp-gay-man' and the schtick got a little tiresome. I think he's calmed down a lot and he's a lot more palatable to watch these days.

he certainly isn't as campy as James Cordon and he's supposedly straight - although I'm rather dubious. Only started watching Graham a few years back when they put him on BBCA so yeah I'm not familiar with his early years. Been a fan of British TV ever since Benny Hill and Monty Python.

@@Zennofobic Monty Python was great. They don't make comedy like they used to ... like those guys!

Yes, it's pretty awesome!

The thing is, I don't believe it can. For various reasons that I won't go to here, I think a lot of fans (myself included) was pissed at how the London games were priced and marketed.

@@NinhLyUK but as a farm league style it might work

Yeah, I can believe that!

Osi was a great Giant.

Absolutely! I totally agree ... and once people understand what it's all about - it's a really cool sport for sure!

I believe so, yes. There would be a stipend added to the players salaries to combat that.

No, the players would not be double taxed. They would be taxed by the UK and receive a credit for that from the IRS.

Thanks man, much appreciated.

Indeed ... it's pretty crazy how they get all the teams over here!

Yes I actually agree. Is it good because it's different? It certainly appears so.

I can imagine that!

All those cities are in close proximity of other NFL teams so I can see that

Alabama is not a major market, what is their big city? Birmingham? Lol

Hooked on Chronics plus there to close to Atlanta to be considered for a franchise

Orlando had the mighty, almost undefeated APOLLOS! (Yes, I'm a bitter Alliance of American Football fan) I am surprised Alabama doesn't have a team given how big football is there though. More interest in the college team I guess?

Yes exactly. The demand has been there for sometime, it's only now that people are really marketing and promoting the sport.

I'm a Brit and have been watching the NFL since the 1984 season and Superbowl 19 (the NFL was first shown in the UK in 1982). There have always been lots of fans in the UK (although always a bit niche) but it isn't in our British DNA as it is for Americans.

Absolutely! Thanks for the comment.

Indeed! I'm always shocked at how the train system is terrible in the US, which forces you to drive everywhere. But here in England, it's generally reliable and generally quite vast. But when it goes wrong, it spectacularly goes wrong!

Fair enough.

Thanks Mark. Yes, it's becoming part of the culture here too ... albeit very slowly!

@@NinhLyUK At the risk of sounding cliche, you can never rush quality! Thank you, Brother! Stay the course; it's a passion that I love to share!

@@NinhLyUK Gonna keep monitoring your take on my NFL on your blessed turf and tell my guys to do the same (Houston, TX). Yes, I live in Space City, but I bleed Black and Gold!

No one wants the nfl in the uk

Not sure what that would bring personally, though if I get enough of a demand, I might do. Thanks.

I don't dispute that.

Mexico surpassed Germany this decade to the #3 spot in terms of people playing American football.

zytrik1 not surprising since some of prep schools play competitively with 5a teams in Texas, Monterrey Tech could play and compete in NCAA division 2.

Take the Chargers

Yes exactly. There are a few British players already in the NFL and it's only a matter of time before more come.

I think if that happens, the doors will be open for a team to move here permanently. Teams only have 8 home games anyway, so that'd be the precursor.

Yes, exactly. There's a lot of content by Americans who have never been here who hypothesise on what the demand is like over here ... however, none of them actually know the truth. I thought I'd give people an insight as to what it's actually like. Thanks man.

Ninh Ly you’re welcome!!! And thanks for the great content

I was on a train home with a Ravens fan!

Lots up here in canada 🇨🇦

@Adrioss my late girlfriend from near Leeds was a Ravens fan (like me) herself. Got to see them play the Jags in London a couple years ago.

There was a part somewhere in this video where somebody on the stairs was wearing a Lamar Jackson jersey, that was pretty cool

Yeah, for sure.

Cool!

Yes I agree. It's sad that narrow minded people hate on what they don't know. but I totally feel you when you mention college football. Huge college football fan ... Gig 'em Aggies!

@@NinhLyUK What a coincidence, I'm also an Aggie fan. Just went to a game this past Saturday.

Ah, that's so cool! I missed the Maroon & White game when I drove through Texas last year. So would love to catch a game at Kyle Field.

@@NinhLyUK You're always welcome back to College Station anytime. GIG EM!

@@Sondie 👍

Yeah, it's all good natured fun!

The Goofy Gouf most fans get along. It’s only a select few fan bases that give other fans a hard time.

I think it kind of carries over with foreign leagues that you adopt I can easily get in fights with close friends over NFL rivalries, but when it comes to premier league rivalries, it’s 100 times more friendly

Here in the USA, we have deep-seeded rivalries between states and cities. NYC vs. Boston teams will always be bitter rivals. I agree though, we can be more civil lol.

Yes In the NFL because there is no rivalry in the UK, but if you’ve seen or been to a football/soccer youd change ur mind

In theory, I agree. They kinda turned a cold shoulder to London in favour of other European cities. Ice Hockey is badly marketed in the UK and as a former player, it pains me to admit that it's an uphill struggle to develop into a country that plays it well enough for the NHL to notice.

Plus field Hockey is a mass played sport in the UK and Europe leaving no gap in the market for Ice Hockey to exploit. Very much in the same way how Rugby has the monopoly on American football

@@Charlie-rk5ts Yeah but I don't think field hockey is a threat to ice hockey like rugby is to football

Aston martin yeah I agree. I’m thinking more in terms of playing the sport, as its still played fairly considerably in the UK. But obviously no where near the mindset of supporting team like football

@@Charlie-rk5ts Not only that but the demographics playing both sports are very different. Field hockey is a female dominated sport. Ice hockey is a Male dominated sport. So much so that even the rules of men's and females games are different. So I think there's a good audience for that in the UK.

I actually see that happening. If they manage to increase it to 8 over the next few years, that's definitely a pre-cursor to a move for sure.

Yes I agree, that would be cool. Whether it happens or not is a different story entirely.

I hope it doesn’t no one wants that

Thanks bro, well spotted!

That I can agree with.

Yes, I believe that the NFL has to have terrestrial viewing as part of the deal. I think it's great personally, it gives people the chance to watch without having to fork out for Sky.

Yeah that game sucked.

And now us Eagles lost bad to the cowboys, but we beat the jets, and the triangle of suck had been completed

@@crugleberryandfriends4740 *Circle of suck. Add the Giants and Redskins to that dumpster fire to complete it Sincerely, A sad Cowboys fan

It's a tough one to call. The sport is still in its infancy in terms of player development and the best players get trained in US Colleges anyway. There has to be a clear plan, marketing and television coverage for the BAFL to survive and thrive.

Yeah, thanks. It's a cool sport and we actually like it over here. I believe the colts already played here - 2016, they narrowly lost to the Jaguars. But I've seen plenty of Colts fans around - they're bemoaning the loss of Andrew Luck!

@@NinhLyUK yes we are!

At present, Lansdown Road (Aviva Stadium) isn't big enough to host a game. That'd leave Croke Park - which they'd refuse the NFL because it's a professional sport. As much as you'd like to see it happen, you're out of places to play already.

Ninh Ly Croke Park would be good but also have to get the GAA’s approval to host games or a team. During NFL season the GAA season would be over and there’s no concerts in the fall. With Aviva, Leinster plays most of their games at RDS and bigger games at Aviva and the National Soccer & Rugby team play their games at Aviva. When I was living there NFL gear was the most I’ve seen people where out of the big 4 American sports. The NBA was up there as well and NHL & MLB gear were pretty rare to find in stores. With Baseball all you would see people wear is Yankees, Dodgers, & Red Sox.

Thanks! :)

Rugby is getting popular in Romania, maybe the NFL will too.

@@alliedatheistalliance6776 Rugby in Romania was popular once... now it's almost dead and buried.

@@Toni1988ify That's a pity, perhaps a rivalry with Russia could rekindle it.

@@alliedatheistalliance6776 Their main problem is that the number of registered players have decreased like A LOT at all levels - including age grades, and so they're basically struggling to form competitive squads that would help attract fans back to the sport. They're building a national stadium just for their rugby team, but sometimes these things aren't just enough. Their main rivals I guess are Spain. Games between the two have been intense as f+ck during the last few years... and this season players of both teams even got into a brawl during the after match party.

Absolutely!

I think Mexico is a potentially huge market, without all the logistical nightmares of London. Why they didn't jump on this sooner is beyond me, because it's not like they have another football league to compete with (like the CFL in Canada). Soccer maybe.

Actually, we also have a very big problem with logistics in Mexico since we don’t have such thing as a highways to connect the airport with the hotels where the players usually stay and Azteca Stadium, and with Mexico City being the most populated city in the americas and also one with the heaviest traffic, well you can imagine how that works. Also even if you can get to the stadium with less than half an hour, light train and Metro systems collapse when it’s game day. Here we also have a professional league of American football which has a good relation with the CFL, but is more like a semi-pro league since the players get paid about 100 dollars per game. I don’t think that something as a franchise would work here, because people tend to be loyal to their team for their whole lives or even pass this loyalty to next generations, so very few people would be willing to change their loyalty for a new team. Also, even first division soccer teams suffer from financial and logistic problems, like the Veracruz club which hasn’t paid its players for about 6 months. Another reason that makes an NFL franchise in Mexico unlikely is insecurity, because I have to recognize that the zone where the stadium is, is well known for being dangerous, and even the soccer clubs that play there have their training facilities far from the stadium, and building some training facilities to an NFL level in a good location is unlikely too. So, even if Mexico has one of the biggest American Football markets outside the US, I don’t think it’s a good idea to have a franchise here. Also, most of the people who go to the games won’t have enough money to afford more than maybe 3 or 4 tickets each season. Even so, the NFL games here are a nice business for the league, because we only have one game each season and people try to buy their tickets as fast as possible. Maybe 2 or 3 games with different franchises would work.

Yes, I believe that it's big in Mexico. I'd love to come to Mexico for a game! Thanks bro.

@@NinhLyUK ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DE_8rdurzRQ.html

I'd love to go there! The altitude thing is an interesting challenge.

Ninh Ly that factor is pro QB and Pro Kickers, High altitude = Longer Passes & Longer Kicks

As mentioned in the video ... there is a league. The BAFL.

@@NinhLyUK I meant a bigger league, as far as I know the bafl isn't very big and games are played on rugby pitches. Please keep making content as it always makes my day!

In theory, yes - but the BAFL is still in it's infancy as a league. Time will tell if they ever make it as comparable as Premiership Rugby or something like that. And thanks! :)

@@NinhLyUK I'm pretty sure ive watched a bafl game before, Swindon?

Probably, yeah.

I know, right? Totally worth it. Especially if you go to the after parties that they hold. It's fun to talk to fans of other teams without that animosity that you get at soccer games.

Go Bucs!

Thanks Benjamin! Yeah, Britain has really embraced the NFL coming to our shores. I think we were exposed to the sport in the 80's and there's always been a following for the NFL over here. But since they started hosting games over, popularity has exploded!

I think that'll happen.

Although it might be after London has a team, which I think is only a matter of time.

Steven Stotts that would get too much backlash from us Americans Hosting a playoff games would make sense though. Something with good teams that actually has importance

That’s why I think it would be after London has a permanent team, then it would be a kind of official welcome party to the nfl. No one would complain much if they had a team (in terms of it not being merely pandering to a potential market) it would be part of the football “club”.

Steven StottsThats true. I think that would make sense

Thanks bro, much appreciated1

Yes that's right. I didn't say that Europeans don't like the NFL, I'm saying that it's not JUST Europeans that go to these games.

Apparently so yes.

It's also that the Packers are owned by the fans, not some rich old fart. Germans are very proud of their 50+1 rule that doesn't allow investors to buy up teams. PS: Not every owner is a rich old fart. Some are awful (Bengals, Redskins), other had a great impact but became a burden (Cowboys) and some really turned the franchise over (Patriots).