Barcelona “intend to bring the NFL to the Nou Camp as a cash-strapped club considers ways to improve revenue” – with the sport’s popularity increasing in Europe after games in London and Germany
Barcelona’s iconic Stadion Nou Camp could reportedly host the NFL in the next two to three years.
The 99,354-seat stadium is home to the Spanish football giants but is currently undergoing renovations.
Barcelona, who have been struggling financially since the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, are looking at ways to generate more revenue and are considering welcoming the NFL to the field, Spanish outlets Mundo Deportivo report and RAC 1.
Barcelona’s iconic Stadion Nou Camp could reportedly host the NFL in the future
The NFL had its first game in Germany this season – under a four-year deal – when Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Seattle Seahawks at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena.
exclusively revealed earlier this year that the NFL could have sold three million tickets for this matchup as the sport continues to grow across Europe.
And it seems Barcelona are keen to get some of the action once the stadium is ready for the 2024-25 season.
Tom Brady (No. 12) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has won an NFL game in four different countries
The Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins now have “home marketing” rights in Spain, and the nation once had an NFL Europe team in the Barcelona Dragons.
The NFL signed a 10-year deal in 2018 for at least two regular-season games at Tottenham’s $1.2 billion stadium, while the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to play one game at London’s famed Wembley Stadium in the next three years. to unload the stadium. London have hosted regular season games since 2007.
Brady’s triumph in Germany gave him a win in a fourth other country. He hailed the “electrifying” atmosphere and “incredible” fan participation after November’s game, and also joked that given his perfect record outside the United States, he could play in Canada next.
“I think it’s pretty cool. I’ve been around long enough to see these international games take place,” he said on Let’s Go! with Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray.
“It’s like I’m the quarterbacks’ Epcot Center. And it was really fun to be there. And I think the fact that I’m unbeaten outside of the US hopes that at some point I can play in the CFL and really see what I can do up there because things have been going pretty well outside of the country.’
Brady was gifted his own Lederhosen when the Bucs took on the Seattle Seahawks in Germany
