Report: London eyes Super Bowl

London has launched an audacious bid to stage the Super Bowl within the next eight years, a move that would see the United States' biggest sporting event played overseas for the first time, the Sunday Telegraph has reported.

 

According to the newspaper, representatives from the Mayor of London's office and Visit London, the city's official visitor organization, have received assurances from the National Football League of a commitment to hold the event in London.

 

The NFL has already staged two sellout regular-season games at Wembley Stadium, with a third scheduled for this October.

 

"We are looking at 2014, 2015 or 2017," David Hornby, the commercial director for Visit London was quoted as saying.

 

Talks have been ongoing with the NFL, which has identified London as the outstanding candidate city to host the event outside of the United States, according to the report.

 

Commissioner Roger Goodell said last week that the league is not considering playing its championship game in London. He shot down a BBC Sport report that "'substantive talks" were under way between the NFL and London officials.

 

"We have never looked at London or Mexico City as a site," he said.

 

According to the Sunday Telegraph, the Super Bowl could be worth $521.1 million to the London economy, although the newspaper also quotes an unnamed NFL spokesman as saying: "The suggestions about London are only theoretical. There is no bid document."

 

However, Wembley Stadium commercial director Jonathan Gregory said: "We will do everything we can to work with the NFL and help bring this amazing event to London."

 

Information from Reuters and The Associated Press was used in this report.

Why the f*** should we let them get that revenue to their city ?

Hmmm, do you think that they would let the US host the English Premier League championship game? me thinks not

I'd rather they start playing the Super Bowl in actual football cities, in actual football weather, instead of this wimpy Florida/California crap.

 

Why the f*** should we let them get that revenue to their city ?

 

We as in the US taxpayer? Certainly you jest. "We", in this case, is the NFL, who does not see extra revenue from the hotel rooms, meals, etc.

 

So the question then becomes why would the NFL not take more money, expand their market, and play the game overseas? As NSS points out, many NFL teams are automatically blocked from having it in their city. So for those teams it is all about the revenue.

 

I would rather the game go to the previous years winner.

Nope, it's the NATIONAL Football League. No dice London.

I'd rather they start playing the Super Bowl in actual football cities, in actual football weather, instead of this wimpy Florida/California crap.

 

I disagree here. I honestly don't like "football weather" simply because i'd rather see more football games played in neutral type conditions (cold and/or some wind is fine, just rain and snow aren't good) since in those conditions, the truly best team is going to win the game. As for a Super Bowl in London though, what a stupid idea, just like putting the UEFA Champions League Final in America would be a stupid idea.

Edited May 3, 200916 yr by whitesoxfan101

Nope, it's the NATIONAL Football League. No dice London.

Well, how about the WORLD Series in London?

I'd rather they start playing the Super Bowl in actual football cities, in actual football weather, instead of this wimpy Florida/California crap.

:notworthy

Why the f*** should we let them get that revenue to their city ?

 

^^^^^

Nope, it's the NATIONAL Football League. No dice London.

 

So then they aren't World Champions anymore?

Well, how about the WORLD Series in London?

Touche' sir.

 

So then they aren't World Champions anymore?

Well, do they have european leagues?

What time will they play the game?

What time will they play the game?

 

Its probably gonna have to be in the middle of the London night....they will all be knackered.

The good news:

 

London you get the Super Bowl

 

The bad news:

 

Kickoff will be 1am local time.

I disagree here. I honestly don't like "football weather" simply because i'd rather see more football games played in neutral type conditions (cold and/or some wind is fine, just rain and snow aren't good) since in those conditions, the truly best team is going to win the game. As for a Super Bowl in London though, what a stupid idea, just like putting the UEFA Champions League Final in America would be a stupid idea.

For me prime football weather = Ford Field

The good news:

 

London you get the Super Bowl

 

The bad news:

 

Kickoff will be 1am local time.

And it will still be a sell out.

I don't mind the superbowl being in warm climate area's, I just don't like it in a dome, football was meant to be played outside.

And it will still be a sell out.

And a double entendre.

We as in the US taxpayer? Certainly you jest. "We", in this case, is the NFL, who does not see extra revenue from the hotel rooms, meals, etc.

 

So the question then becomes why would the NFL not take more money, expand their market, and play the game overseas? As NSS points out, many NFL teams are automatically blocked from having it in their city. So for those teams it is all about the revenue.

 

I would rather the game go to the previous years winner.

The stadiums the NFL plays in are largely financed on the taxpayer's dime. Does that amount to a legal obligation to play the Superbowl stateside? No. An ethical obligation? Arguably.

The stadiums the NFL plays in are largely financed on the taxpayer's dime. Does that amount to a legal obligation to play the Superbowl stateside? No. An ethical obligation? Arguably.

 

I agree, however, a counter to that argument is the NFL pays taxes on their profits. Hell everybody else outsources, why not the NFL?

I disagree here. I honestly don't like "football weather" simply because i'd rather see more football games played in neutral type conditions (cold and/or some wind is fine, just rain and snow aren't good) since in those conditions, the truly best team is going to win the game. As for a Super Bowl in London though, what a stupid idea, just like putting the UEFA Champions League Final in America would be a stupid idea.

Football is a winter sport. If you can't win in winter weather, then you are not the best team.

 

Football is a winter sport. If you can't win in winter weather, then you are not the best team.

 

That's silly. Does a warm weather team not deserve to win the Super Bowl if such a thing happens because they don't play in "football weather"? Come on now, football is just like any other sport in my opinion, the weather should not be a factor in deciding the best team under ideal circumstances, who is the best team should be what decides it. Just like the one thing I don't like about baseball is you get weather like there was in Philadelphia during the World Series last year, 6 months of playing hard and the winner is decided in s*** conditions.

That's silly. Does a warm weather team not deserve to win the Super Bowl if such a thing happens because they don't play in "football weather"? Come on now, football is just like any other sport in my opinion, the weather should not be a factor in deciding the best team under ideal circumstances, who is the best team should be what decides it. Just like the one thing I don't like about baseball is you get weather like there was in Philadelphia during the World Series last year, 6 months of playing hard and the winner is decided in s*** conditions.

 

 

Except 2 of the 5 games were played in Tampa in a dome

That's silly. Does a warm weather team not deserve to win the Super Bowl if such a thing happens because they don't play in "football weather"? Come on now, football is just like any other sport in my opinion, the weather should not be a factor in deciding the best team under ideal circumstances, who is the best team should be what decides it. Just like the one thing I don't like about baseball is you get weather like there was in Philadelphia during the World Series last year, 6 months of playing hard and the winner is decided in s*** conditions.

I guess I just disagree. Conditions are part of sports. Football played inside is a disappointment, IMO.