The NFL Will Host Its First Regular-season Game In Spain In 2025 At Real Madrid’s Stadium – News18

LAS VEGAS: The NFL is headed to Spain in 2025 for the primary common-season sport ever in that nation.

The league introduced Friday on the Super Bowl that its worldwide slate of video games for the 2025 season will characteristic a sport at Real Madrid’s iconic Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

“We could not be more excited to bring the best of the NFL, the best of our teams and star players to the more than 13 million passionate fans in Spain and partner with one of the greatest global soccer clubs in Real Madrid in a truly world class and innovative stadium,” stated Peter O’Reilly, the NFL’s head of worldwide affairs.

The groups that may play in that sport shall be introduced at a later date however O’Reilly stated the host workforce would possible be an AFC workforce as a result of groups in that convention can have an additional residence sport that season.

“There’s not a lack of interest for teams playing in Madrid with our partner Real Madrid,” O’Reilly stated.

The NFL has been increasing its worldwide presence in recent times with homeowners voting in December to authorize the league to host eight video games internationally every season.

In 2024, the NFL can have three video games in London — together with a house sport for the Jacksonville Jaguars — together with one in Germany and the primary sport ever in Brazil.

The NFL has additionally hosted a number of video games in Mexico City and plans to return there in 2026 following the World Cup that 12 months after renovations are completed at Azteca Stadium.

O’Reilly stated the league is different potential international locations to host a sport sooner or later, together with France.

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