Current Events > In what country other than the u.s is nfl the most popular?

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prob canada? Not sure what would be, after canada though

UK has a league or a team or two I think

UK probably. Even after all the shit they give us about calling it football it's still weirdly popular there

Tyranthraxus posted...

UK probably. Even after all the shit they give us about calling it football it's still weirdly popular there

it is? not in the other huge european countries though, france, germany?

It has a small-ish, but enthusiastic following in the UK.

The NFL games sell out large stadia pretty quickly when they play here.

UK and Germany apparently. The NFL sometimes plays games in those places

ai123 posted...

It has a small-ish, but enthusiastic following in the UK.

The NFL games sell out large stadia pretty quickly when they play here.

soccer is still much more popular in uk?

ai123 posted...

It has a small-ish, but enthusiastic following in the UK.

The NFL games sell out large stadia pretty quickly when they play here.

I am of the belief that a lot of the people attending those games are American tourists and ex-pats. Maybe not the majority but a significant minority.

SaikyoStyle posted...

I am of the belief that a lot of the people attending those games are American tourists and ex-pats. Maybe not the majority but a significant minority.

I'm planning on going this year to see my team play.

SaikyoStyle posted...

I am of the belief that a lot of the people attending those games are American tourists and ex-pats. Maybe not the majority but a significant minority.

Not true.

The games have been popular, with tickets selling out in two days, nine months in advance. According to the NFL, only 3% of those attending the London games are Americans or American expatriates, while 22% are from London and 60% from elsewhere in Britain.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_International_Series

ai123 posted...

Not true.

The games have been popular, with tickets selling out in two days, nine months in advance. According to the NFL, only 3% of those attending the London games are Americans or American expatriates, while 22% are from London and 60% from elsewhere in Britain.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_International_Series

Interesting. Of course the NFL would keep track of that sort of thing.

Dunno why the UK liking AmFootball is so hard to believe. Isn't it basically just rugby?

geshkigal posted...

Dunno why the UK liking AmFootball is so hard to believe. Isn't it basically just rugby?

It's slightly shit rugby I guess?

Don't legitimately know anyone who cares about it, but novelty plus expats probably sells the seats.

ai123 posted...

It has a small-ish, but enthusiastic following in the UK.

The NFL games sell out large stadia pretty quickly when they play here.

it's probably grown in popularity since then, but i was in ireland in 2017. went to a pub and a football/soccer game was on. people watching, fun stuff. it ended and a football/nfl game came on and everyone went outside for a break/smoke. it was hilarious.

An old work colleague of mine was really into NFL and used to have club merch sent over from his friends in the US.

He tried to talk to me about it since I had a passing interest in Baseball at the time but it's never appealed to me.

Never known anyone else here in England give it any attention.

pauIie posted...

it's probably grown in popularity since then, but i was in ireland in 2017. went to a pub and a football/soccer game was on. people watching, fun stuff. it ended and a football/nfl game came on and everyone went outside for a break/smoke. it was hilarious.

I mean, it's popularity is absolutely dwarfed by football. It is a niche interest.

Funny enough, there's a following for it in Germany according to my cousins who live there. My Vietnamese or Brazillian cousins just can't wrap their heads around why it's so popular here in the states.

GranTurismo posted...

prob canada? Not sure what would be, after canada though

...do you know nothing about Canada?