How the NFL Is Going Global Without Moving a Team Overseas
The NFL is taking games from Paris to Melbourne, but its bigger plan is turning American teams into global brands.
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• The NFL is taking its game beyond American borders, using international matchups, global marketing and flag football to build new generations of fans around the world.
The NFL will play a record nine regular-season games outside the United States in 2026, stretching across four continents and seven countries. Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Melbourne will host NFL games for the first time, joining stops including London, Madrid, Munich and Mexico City. (NFL Football Operations, 2026)
But the league's most interesting international move doesn't require a kickoff.
But the league's most interesting international move doesn't require a kickoff.
