NFL: Wembley and Tottenham's new stadium to host two games in 2019

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London will host four NFL games in 2019 with two to be played at Tottenham's new stadium and two at Wembley.

Spurs' new 62,000-seat arena was in line to host the fixture between Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders in October but has yet to open.

Wembley, which staged three sold-out NFL games in recent weeks, will host the remaining two games next year.

"London is the world's sporting capital," said Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

"Hosting NFL matches here is fantastic for fans of American football in the UK as well as supporters from all over Europe."

Next year's fixtures will bring the total number of NFL games played in London to 28 since the first match in 2007.

Only three of the NFL's 32 teams have not played in the city.

Sports minister Tracey Crouch said: "The League brings an incredible Super Bowl-style atmosphere to the UK, with fans sporting jerseys from a range of NFL teams packing out Wembley this autumn in record numbers.

"I am sure the two games at Tottenham next year will also be a huge success as the UK will once again show its passion and enthusiasm for this fantastic sport."

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  • Comment posted by MickeyP, at 14:36 30 Oct 2018

    Assuming Spurs' new stadium is ready by then......

  • Comment posted by Mark, at 15:51 30 Oct 2018

    The entire pitch travesty on Monday shouldn’t have happened because Spurs shouldn’t have even been playing at Wembley, if not for their stadium issues.

    As for those talking about the NFL ruining the pitch in Spurs’ new stadium, do some research. The stadium involves a retractable pitch so they will never play on the same turf. The stadium was designed with NFL in mind.

  • Comment posted by redpirate, at 15:02 30 Oct 2018

    8. Posted by BBC_BiasedBadCommentary

    It's really very simple. Sold Out means all the tickets were sold, attendance means how many of those people turned up to watch the game. Do try and keep up, old chap.

  • Comment posted by Grommy, at 15:58 30 Oct 2018

    NFL getting its usual negative comments from a few ignoramus on here. I don't follow or don't watch rugby but I don't slate it. We have alot of widely supported sports in the UK. We are lucky that we have so many popular sports in this country that we can fill out grounds and stadiums. Bashing a sport that fills out an 80,000 stadium every game makes a few ppl on here sound immature and bitter.

  • Comment posted by cheeryAllyj, at 15:12 30 Oct 2018

    '12. Posted by 1981 on
    4 minutes ago
    Dear unbiased pundit, do understand the facts, tottenham have built a retractable plastic pitch to host nfl as part of a 10 year deal with the NFL. '

    If you are going to attempt to bury someone due to their lack of knowledge get it right... Spurs' GRASS pitch is retractable. The NFL astro surface permanently resides underneath, it isn't retractable.

  • Comment posted by Meadowender, at 15:25 30 Oct 2018

    29 so you don't like it, that's okay. Nobody cares

    As for dumbing down, would you say it is a less complex game than golf for example?

    I'm not knocking golf, each to his own, but you hit a ball and aim to get it in a hole in the ground in as few shots as possible

    That's fairly basic but it doesn't make it dumb or any less a sport for its simplicity

  • Comment posted by Al, at 15:40 30 Oct 2018

    To fellow NFL fans, don't worry about some people here abusing the sport, we all know that American Football is one of the most complicated and mentally challenging sports around. Abusing something they know nothing about is a common idiotic defence mechanism of the ignorant.

  • Comment posted by Logical reasoning , at 16:26 30 Oct 2018

    Personally not a fan of American Football due to the ludicrous stoppage:play time, however there is obviously a following over here so this can only be good for them.

  • Comment posted by Al, at 14:39 30 Oct 2018

    Excellent news, how long before we have a London team in the NFL?

  • Comment posted by Jtatchell98, at 16:19 30 Oct 2018

    People saying that no one in England cares about American football... Did you not read the article? "Wembley, which staged three sold-out NFL games in recent weeks". When was the last time Wembley sold out. American football is one of the fastest growing sports in Europe whether you like it or not

  • Comment posted by JoppaRoad, at 15:35 30 Oct 2018

    29. American football is one of the most complex games going. Try not to be so ignorant, it's not a good look. Have a good day.

  • Comment posted by sportsfan, at 14:57 30 Oct 2018

    Would be interesting to see if there is an interest up North to host such a game? Or even Wales? The M stadium in Cardiff would be a fantastic venue

  • Comment posted by lankyspokenere, at 15:41 30 Oct 2018

    41. Posted by numptylad

    Why shouldn't Spurs host NFL, they will have 2 completely separate playing surfaces, one for football, one for the NFL games so the problems encountered at Wembley will never happen?

  • Comment posted by Bah Humbug Mike, at 15:26 30 Oct 2018

    While I applaud Spurs for agreeing to stage the 2 games. Its a shame that they will be moved from Wembley to a much smaller venue though. Its already difficult to get tickets as the games sell out at Wembley (85000+) quickly.
    re an earlier post, I don't think Old Trafford or City of Manch are long enough for an NFL field. I think the Millenium in Cardiff is, just.

  • Comment posted by 1981, at 14:56 30 Oct 2018

    Dear unbiased pundit, do understand the facts, tottenham have built a retractable plastic pitch to host nfl as part of a 10 year deal with the NFL. Classic Liverpool fan!!!

  • Comment posted by Thegreatmboo, at 23:22 30 Oct 2018

    Why London?
    NFL Europe the best supported team was the Claymores.
    Why not have some of the games at Murrayfield.
    Typical London centric bias

  • Comment posted by You Stupid Boy, at 21:14 30 Oct 2018

    It's a typical response to call something stupid when you don't understand it. I'm American myself, and never enjoyed football, or soccer as we call it. But now that I live in the UK, I enjoy watching it. I would suggest taking some time to watch American football and learn about the game before making ignorant comments.

  • Comment posted by Jim, at 18:14 30 Oct 2018

    I don't think the "home" team fans enjoy having to play in London. That means only 7 home games at your real "home". I am a season ticket holder for the Panthers. I see in the article that only 3 NFL teams have never played in London. The Panthers are one of them. Looks like we might be coming over in 2019. Hope we're the "away" team.

  • Comment posted by lankyspokenere, at 15:45 30 Oct 2018

    Spurs hosting NFL games will be on a separate pitch from the football pitch or do Spurs fans not even realise???

  • Comment posted by mbmiller, at 21:18 30 Oct 2018

    For anyone complaining about NFL getting BBC coverage -

    Did you ever think that one of the biggest media organisations in the UK might just have some analytics software for BBC Sport? And maybe, just maybe, those stats are showing just how popular NFL is becoming over here? So they therefore write about it, pretty simple

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