The Rise of American Football in Germany 

If you ask me, there are two main reasons for the popularity of the NFL in Germany: 1. Accessability: While most sports - including the most popular one, football (soccer) - are hidden behind a paywall, you can watch at least 3 NFL games a week live in German freeTV. Kick-off is also conveniently timed at 7 pm (local time) on sundays when most people are at home with nothing better to do than to sit on the couch and watch something on TV. 2. Too much money in football (soccer) Over the past 15-20 years, money has completely overtaken European soccer, creating a scenario in which only a handfull of "rich clubs" are realistically able to compete for trophies. The gap between the haves and have nots is also widening each year, making real suprises even less likely: FC Bayern Munich for example now won the German Bundesliga, the highest tier of German football (soccer), 11 consecutive times and 19 out of the last 25 times - You think the Patriots dynasty was boring? Try the Bundesliga! This is where the NFL comes in: the salary cap and the draft system mostly prevent the dominance of one club and shake things up once in a while, keeping things interesting.

I think you should have also mentioned RanNFL. For the last 10 years we got NFL football in free tv on one of the biggest TV broadcasters, they presented football in a very modern way with tight implementation of social media which lead to more connections between german american football fans

Another factor might be, that in germany there is not much more than soccer. You have the Bundesliga, where the saisons developed into one-sided stories, where Bayern Munich always wins the championship. And than you have the Champions League, where the winner is most propably the one with the most money. So, a lot of Germans (me included) are sick of this development. Football gave us another sport, another opportunity. Due to the Draft and the Trading-System is the game more balanced and ever exiting. A "bad" team can be a good team next season. Best example: Texans.

What was that highlight at 1:30 ? Jumping rollout pass, absolute dime.

Another hidden gem of a channel

What was not in the video: Yes, the nfl europe was popular in germany and the ELF just recently gained attraction, but for the most part it was the german football league that held up the stick for american football in germany. The GFL is an independant semi-professional league in existance since 1979. It has a rule that only to american imports can be on the field at any time so developement of domestic talent and investment in the community are key. The second factor why american football became so popular in germany is imho the "sports power vacuum" in germany right now. Handball used to be number two, but internationally german handball is losing ground to france, spain and the nordic countries. Basketball is recently gaining popularity again but only after it was on a downfall as Dirk was getting old and new talents just recently emerged. And then there is the track and field misery, where germany almost did not win a single medal at the last world championships. Most of this is soccer drying out the money and fame pool from any other sport while not beeing all that successful international either. This naturally creates opportunity for the nfl to establish as an alternative for all those fans left in limbo.

Another amazing video!

The NBA, NHL, and MLB says "Welcome to the 1900s"😬

35.5 m isn’t a lot for Munich, it’s the richest city in germany

But why did the American soldiers take American football 🏈 to Germany instead of baseball ⚾ like they did in Japan?