Berlin will host a daily season NFL recreation for the primary time in 2025 as a part of the league’s continued world development and enlargement.
The sport might be performed on the Olympiastadion – house of Hertha Berlin and host to the 2006 World Cup and 2024 European Championship finals – as a part of a multi-year dedication to taking part in video games within the German capital.
The NFL has held common season video games in Munich and Frankfurt since 2022 and the sport in Berlin would be the fifth common season recreation held in Germany.
“Germany has a rich tradition of American football, and the NFL has a deep history with the city of Berlin,” mentioned NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
“We first held a preseason recreation on the Olympic Stadium 34 years in the past, earlier than it was house to NFL Europe’s Berlin Thunder within the early 2000s.
“Now, with almost 20 million NFL fans in Germany, we’ll make a historic return to the city playing a regular season game for the first time as we open the next chapter in our relationship with Berlin.”
‘Lengthy-term NFL partnership’
Berlin’s senator for the inside and sports activities, Iris Spranger, added: “This long-term partnership with the NFL will proceed to spice up Berlin as a world sports activities metropolis, in addition to excite followers on the Olympic Stadium.
“The 2025 NFL Berlin game means worldwide visibility, numerous international guests, increased tourism and high economic value across the city.
“We’re wanting ahead to an unbelievable recreation and an ongoing profitable partnership with the league, as we proceed to strengthen the presence of American soccer all through the state.”
Two NFL International Series games have been held at Munich’s Allianz Arena, with Tampa Bay Buccaneers beating the Seattle Seahawks in 2022 and the Carolina Panthers beating the New York Giants 20-17 in 2024.
Frankfurt has also hosted two games, with the Kansas City Chiefs beating the Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts defeating the New England Patriots in November 2023.
When is the 2025 Super Bowl?
The 2025 Super Bowl takes place at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on February 9, live on Sky Sports.
It will mark the 11th time the Super Bowl has taken place in New Orleans, the most recent being in 2013.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline the Super Bowl LIX half-time show.
How to follow the 2024 NFL season on Sky
Make sure you tune in to Sky Sports NFL every Sunday at 6pm for the first game of our triple-header of live action. The evening’s entertainment also includes NFL Redzone action as hosted by Scott Hanson, as well as Sunday Night Football to round off the night.
Sky Sports will broadcast two exclusive live games every Sunday throughout the regular season in the 6pm and 9pm slots, while also showing every Thursday Night, Sunday Night and Monday Night match-up as well as the Thanksgiving and Christmas Day fixtures.
The Sky Sports NFL channel will meanwhile continue to show the usual NFL Network favourites, including Good Morning Football, Pro Football Talk and Total Access.
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