Goodell wants more NFL games overseas

[task0778]

He wants 8 games outside the US. I am not a fan of that, it means 8 teams will lose a home game and that ain't cool for their fans. I doubt it makes financial sense anyway, everywhere else plays a different kind of football and I doubt the big money is there.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says league will aim for 8 international games next season

The international matchups will include returns to Mexico City and Brazil as well as games in Spain and potentially Ireland.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[shockedcanadian]

He is trying to build the NFL into a global brand that fans in these nations can enjoy. I presume the revenue sharing will be spread across the league so that teams don't lose much revenue if any. They also charge a premium in say, Japan, S Korea, England, Germany etc than even what they could charge in the U.S because of how much of a luxury such a game each year would be.

On the surface it makes sense to me.

 

[XponentialChaos]

Smart. More money.

 

[excalibur]

After factoring in the costs I doubt there is much left over to spread among all the teams.

And unless you actually put teams in Europe, a logistics nightmare, well, it isn't going to amount to much.

 

[Blaster]

Will Germany and England be awarded an NFL Franchise?

 

[task0778]

He is trying to build the NFL into a global brand that fans in these nations can enjoy. I presume the revenue sharing will be spread across the league so that teams don't lose much revenue if any. They also charge a premium in say, Japan, S Korea, England, Germany etc than even what they could charge in the U.S because of how much of a luxury such a game each year would be.

On the surface it makes sense to me.

Yeah, but isn't the revenue gained from an overseas game offset at least partially by the lost revenue from the home game would've been played in the US? Not just by the league but also the affected teams and their fans and the surrounding associated businesses that won't get the boost from that home game that is now thousands of miles away? What do you tell your season ticketholders when they find out they paid for 9 home games and only get 8? It feels like a ripoff to me, naked greed that might not payoff in the long run.

 

[Concerned American]

He wants 8 games outside the US. I am not a fan of that, it means 8 teams will lose a home game and that ain't cool for their fans. I doubt it makes financial sense anyway, everywhere else plays a different kind of football and I doubt the big money is there.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says league will aim for 8 international games next season

The international matchups will include returns to Mexico City and Brazil as well as games in Spain and potentially Ireland.

sports.yahoo.com

They keep pushing the WFL. It has bombed every time they've attempted it. This is the first step. They test the waters with games played internationally and then spend a bunch of money setting up teams abroad that ultimately go broke due to lack of interest after the novelty wears off. Meh.

 

[Concerned American]

Will Germany and England be awarded an NFL Franchise?

WFL

 

[task0778]

They keep pushing the WFL. It has bombed every time they've attempted it. This is the first step. They test the waters with games played internationally and then spend a bunch of money setting up teams abroad that ultimately go broke due to lack of interest after the novelty wears off. Meh.

Exactly. The rest of the world doesn't give a damn about American football, and they never will.

 

[0311]

He wants 8 games outside the US. I am not a fan of that, it means 8 teams will lose a home game and that ain't cool for their fans. I doubt it makes financial sense anyway, everywhere else plays a different kind of football and I doubt the big money is there.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says league will aim for 8 international games next season

The international matchups will include returns to Mexico City and Brazil as well as games in Spain and potentially Ireland.

sports.yahoo.com

Sounds pretty much like bone-headed idea. Fans lose out on a game, the cost alone would ridiculously high.

 

[1srelluc]

No worse than the Amazon games.....I noticed that the Ravens game was not even broadcast on a local station for the Baltimore area Ravens fans.

 

[Moonglow]

No worse than the Amazon games.....I noticed that the Ravens game was not even broadcast on a local station for the Baltimore area Ravens fans.

Blackout rule.

 

[lantern2814]

After factoring in the costs I doubt there is much left over to spread among all the teams.

And unless you actually put teams in Europe, a logistics nightmare, well, it isn't going to amount to much.

Goodell has wanted a European division for a while. Just way too many problems. Scheduling would be a nightmare, what are players being paid in (American dollars vs Euros, pounds, whatever). NFL Europe failed for a reason. American football works as a once in a while event, but the interest (outside of a very few areas) just isn't there for permanent teams.

 

[Concerned American]

Goodell has wanted a European division for a while. Just way too many problems. Scheduling would be a nightmare, what are players being paid in (American dollars vs Euros, pounds, whatever). NFL Europe failed for a reason. American football works as a once in a while event, but the interest (outside of a very few areas) just isn't there for permanent teams.

Paul Tagliabue started the World League of American Football in 1989. It lasted until 2007 before going bust. There was a World Football league 1973-1975. The last iteration started in 2008. They keep trying it and never seem to learn that Europeans don't like American football. Throwing good money after bad.

World Football League - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[lennypartiv]

After factoring in the costs I doubt there is much left over to spread among all the teams.

And unless you actually put teams in Europe, a logistics nightmare, well, it isn't going to amount to much.

When they play games oversees, they don't care about the money from ticket sales. They care about the TV revenue. The NFL thinks playing games oversees will significantly increase TV revenue.

 

[Mr. Friscus]

I remember the NFL Europe in the Early 90’s. I’d buy Pro Set football cards and they’d have these bums from the NFL Europe in there… used em as noise makers on my bike spokes

 

[Concerned American]

I remember the NFL Europe in the Early 90’s. I’d buy Pro Set football cards and they’d have these bums from the NFL Europe in there… used em as noise makers on my bike spokes

I collected for a couple years 89-91 or so. I still have a couple of albums with some Pro Set cards.