NFL Aims for Global Expansion; Las Vegas Touted as Future Super Bowl Hub
Commissioner Roger Goodell anticipates football's global growth, with Brazil and Spain as potential new markets for the next season.
- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell predicts football will become a global sport within the next decade, with the NFL leading the way.
- Goodell announced plans to add another international market to next year's regular-season schedule, with Brazil and Spain as front-runners.
- Five regular-season games were played overseas this season — three in London and two in Germany.
- Goodell praised Las Vegas for its transformation into a sports town, and anticipates the Super Bowl will return to the city multiple times.
- Advertising for the upcoming Super Bowl sold out earlier than usual, with a 30-second spot costing between $6 and $7 million.