Friday, January 31, 2014

London Calling" The Globalization of the NFL"

Globalization of the NFL being played would be great but, it will still have various of problems with that idea also. I believe it would be so hard to expand sports all the way across the world because of what people would think about it such as transportation, comfort for players, and even from fans. This idea came upon the public to create a bigger revenue and to basically take over sports.Which I believe it would create as much bigger revenue as it is already getting. Theirs a stadium over in London that fits the requirements but, really would you think it will sellout as many games it would in the U.S? Traveling back in forth will cause a enormous amount of time for the players to play each week with these are some disadvantages specially with the athletes it wouldn't make sense to keep flying back there once a week. I believe to expand sports to London would be great but, their will be a lot of conflicts involved. One game will be fine for a season but, multiple would be to much for the players.

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  1. I completely agree with all of the points that you make. Some argue that there would be zero downfalls for the globalization of the NFL. However, don't you think that it wouldn't be very successful in London because they value soccer much more than american football? To me this is the biggest problem and it would take a very long time for NFL to become as successful globally as in the USA.

    This is an article of someone who sees no problems with the globalization of the NFL and makes some solid points.
    http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/jason-la-canfora/22357154/london-calling-nfl-wants-uk-team-and-soon-jags-look-like-best-fit

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  3. What would you say to a parallel league? For example, what if the NFL create a European League that could stand on its own? Perhaps with a "International Super Bowl" played once a year - Europe versus US. - Prof Withycombe

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