The NFL doesn't stand a chance of conquering the world

I agree that the NFL will not conquer outside of the US.

With the thechology that is available to us today, we can get our "fix" be it US footbal or soccer, or table tennis anywhere in the world.

Since we can get what we like wherever we are in thw rodl (well, almost), there's no reason to invest in learning and acquiring the appreciation of a completely "foreign" game.

The only way that another game will conquer another land is for the youth of that culture to embrace it and that would take years. The adults grew up watching a sport and that's what they're going to watch come what may. The NFL would not be willing to make necessary investments for the years and years it would take in an attempt to insert US footbal into another culture.

Soccer is becoming more and more popular here, but again, it's the kids that are playing it. In 10 or 15 or 20 years, it will be very popular here, as we will have a generation of people who grew up playing the game.

I agree that the NFL will not conquer outside of the US.

With the thechology that is available to us today, we can get our "fix" be it US footbal or soccer, or table tennis anywhere in the world.

Since we can get what we like wherever we are in thw rodl (well, almost), there's no reason to invest in learning and acquiring the appreciation of a completely "foreign" game.

The only way that another game will conquer another land is for the youth of that culture to embrace it and that would take years. The adults grew up watching a sport and that's what they're going to watch come what may. The NFL would not be willing to make necessary investments for the years and years it would take in an attempt to insert US footbal into another culture.

Soccer is becoming more and more popular here, but again, it's the kids that are playing it. In 10 or 15 or 20 years, it will be very popular here, as we will have a generation of people who grew up playing the game.

I agree that the NFL will not conquer outside of the US.

With the thechology that is available to us today, we can get our "fix" be it US footbal or soccer, or table tennis anywhere in the world.

Since we can get what we like wherever we are in thw rodl (well, almost), there's no reason to invest in learning and acquiring the appreciation of a completely "foreign" game.

The only way that another game will conquer another land is for the youth of that culture to embrace it and that would take years. The adults grew up watching a sport and that's what they're going to watch come what may. The NFL would not be willing to make necessary investments for the years and years it would take in an attempt to insert US footbal into another culture.

Soccer is becoming more and more popular here, but again, it's the kids that are playing it. In 10 or 15 or 20 years, it will be very popular here, as we will have a generation of people who grew up playing the game.

Yep, Mr. Fox, you forgot one sport that has a global(ish) following: Golf. Europe, Eastern Asia, Australia, and North America are all into it. While sure, it is no soccer, you surely have as many fans of golf as you do volleyball?

Yep, Mr. Fox, you forgot one sport that has a global(ish) following: Golf. Europe, Eastern Asia, Australia, and North America are all into it. While sure, it is no soccer, you surely have as many fans of golf as you do volleyball?

Yep, Mr. Fox, you forgot one sport that has a global(ish) following: Golf. Europe, Eastern Asia, Australia, and North America are all into it. While sure, it is no soccer, you surely have as many fans of golf as you do volleyball?

In terms of sports, tennis also should be considered a "player" in international capitalist terms (as opposed to track and field, gymnastics, various 'winter sports' which have large followings but whose amateur component outstrips its 'professional' one.

I was talking team sports and intentionally not getting into individual ones (and no, the Ryder Cup and the Davis Cup don't make golf and tennis team sports). If you get into individual sports there's also boxing, table tennis, skiing, car racing, and so on and on. Which was why I didn't get into individual sports.

A sell-out crowd of 81,176 watched the Giants drive home that 13-10 victory. Despite the fact that American football currently exhibits little grassroots presence in the UK, the NFL received in excess of half a million requests for tickets within 72 hours of announcing that game. Overall, almost a million people registered interest in buying a ticket (not cheap at approx. $150 per ticket for regular seating). There is also huge demand for tickets for the San Diego v New Orleans game this year (2008), with the first 40,000 tickets selling out within 90 minutes of their release.

This incredible level of demand comes primarily from a country where american football is a niche sport. It could subsequently be argued that, were the investment in grassroots development better, the uptake of the sport would be really significant here and the interest in these NFL International Series games could be truly capitalised upon.

The reason that the NFL Europe league did not achieve this is because it did not have the primary goal of grassroots development. However, British governing bodies are starting to make a little more headway in this. We currently have junior, senior and college leagues operating here and the profile of the game will continue to rise.

I have no doubt in my mind that significant capital investment in the grassroots development of the sport in Britain and Europe would lead to a very healthy interest in the sport over here; without that investment, however, the game may remain a niche sport for a long time to come.