| June 2008 saw Spain take victory in the European | | | | from the US college system, the NFL is a |
| Soccer Championships. Late 2007 saw the first | | | | business operated a franchise model. You can't |
| regular season game from the NFL take place | | | | just start a team, you have to buy a franchise! |
| outside the american continent, as Miami played | | | | This ties you in to how the parent company |
| New York Giants as Wembley Stadium in London, | | | | chooses to run itself. |
| England... | | | | It's why there will never be a World Cup in |
| The tickets for the NFL game sold out quickly, | | | | American football, and it doesn't help when the |
| and the NFL was so impressed it immediately set | | | | NFL calls the national champions World Champions! |
| up next year's regular season game, and | | | | This is seen as jaw dropping arrogance, and is yet |
| Commissioner Roger Goodall said he wanted the | | | | another reason why it won't be played globally. |
| NFL to be a global passion, played all over the | | | | The sport does have a following in many |
| world. | | | | countries. I'm a fan myself, and the London game |
| That will never happen and here's why... | | | | showed the popularity, but even when the NFL |
| The Euros 2008 had 4 groups of 4 teams, that's | | | | tried to expand abroad, NFL Europe was no more |
| 16 countries. | | | | than a feeder series to the 'main' event - as such |
| But let's nor forget, those countries came through | | | | it would never take off at grass roots support |
| 2 years of qualifying from over 40 countries! | | | | level, and the idea was folded last season. |
| In each country, anyone can start a team and | | | | So to sum up, while it may be watched in many |
| join their football association. There is nothing to | | | | countries, the Euro 2008 soccer championship |
| stop them developing and going all the way to the | | | | showed just why the NFL will never be played as |
| top of their national game. | | | | a global passion. |
| This can never happen in the NFL. Quite apart | | | | |
