The NFL is really doing too much now.

LONDON -- London has launched an audacious bid to stage the Super Bowl within the next eight years, a move that would see the United States' biggest sporting event played overseas for the first time, the Sunday Telegraph has reported.

According to the newspaper, representatives from the Mayor of London's office and Visit London, the city's official visitor organization, have received assurances from the National Football League of a commitment to hold the event in London.

The NFL has already staged two sellout regular-season games at Wembley Stadium, with a third scheduled for this October.

"We are looking at 2014, 2015 or 2017," David Hornby, the commercial director for Visit London, was quoted as saying.

Talks have been ongoing with the NFL, which has identified London as the outstanding candidate city to host the event outside of the United States, according to the report.

Commissioner Roger Goodell said last week that the league is not considering playing its championship game in London. He shot down a BBC Sport report that "'substantive talks" were under way between the NFL and London officials.

"We have never looked at London or Mexico City as a site," he said.

The NFL again issued a denial Sunday that a Super Bowl outside the United States was being considered, this time via Twitter.

Brian McCarthy, the NFL's vice president of corporate communications, tweeted: "Re: story from UK. We are not pursuing idea of putting a Super Bowl in London or anywhere outside US. Reports last week/today inaccurate."

According to the Sunday Telegraph, the Super Bowl could be worth $521.1 million to the London economy, although the newspaper also quotes an unnamed NFL spokesman as saying: "The suggestions about London are only theoretical. There is no bid document."

However, Wembley Stadium commercial director Jonathan Gregory said, "We will do everything we can to work with the NFL and help bring this amazing event to London."

Information from Reuters and The Associated Press was used in this report.

NFL in London

even though its not real football (waits 4 bricks-hey im an aussie rules gal)- every one knows its americas sporting showcase.

like moving wimbledon to florida-it just cant be done

SCNDLS said:

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prb said:

Yeah, that doesn't quite seem right, does it lol...

WTF ?

Insult REAL football () fans with America's pasttime ?



Goodness

Keep american football where it belongs

Byron said:

Jules Winnfield

SCNDLS said:

FUCK THAT SHIT!!!!

Real fans pretty much don't get 2 go 2 these games anyway.

Graycap23 said:

Yeah, but they need to keep that money in an American community.

... So, theyve had talks with Boris (bumbling twat) Johnson I don't think you have anything to worry about - American Football will be staying at home, where it belongs - besides, it'd be a really stupid move for the American economy to move it out of the US and I think they realise this.

It could be that the committee are courting the idea as a way of getting free holidays/vacations, in the name of 'research'

Byron said:

u said it

Mach said:

soccer real football






my rugrat plays soccer, not AFL

a safer game IMO, so im glad

REAL men play American football!

prb said:

At least soccer is played with the feet. How did the American game end up being called football anyway? It doesn't even make sense.

uPtoWnNY said:

Hold on this is the sport that the players wear protective padding and big crash helmets

endymion said:

Shit, you'd better wear protective padding when a 300+ pound muthaphucka is coming at you full speed. What's the weight of the average soccer player?

uPtoWnNY said:

true soccer players are big girlys

Rugby players though....

endymion said:

Yep...rugby players are no joke.

Wembley Stadium was such an over-budget financial cock-up that they'll do anything to try and claw back some of that money.


To me this is an insult to the game and, more to the point, an insult to the fans of the game.

What are fans of the teams that reach the superbowl supposed to do, travel to London?!

rocknrolldave said:

The NFL(or any pro sports league) doesn't care about the diehard fans. It's all about catering to the corporate types.