Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday at 3:30 p.m. local time at the Bernabéu, where Miami is the designated home team against Washington in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Spain.
- The stadium has been reconfigured for American football with painted yard lines, yellow goalposts, expanded benches and locker rooms, and reduced end seating, plus added NFL merchandise and exhibits.
- Madrid has rolled out a multi-day program with a Dolphins fan zone at Plaza de España, giant helmets at Cibeles, and flag football clinics at Príncipe Pío and Vallehermoso.
- The halftime show will feature Bizarrap and Daddy Yankee, and alcohol will be sold in the stands, a departure from policies at La Liga matches in the venue.
- Tourism indicators point to a surge, with Booking reporting accommodation searches up about 50%, hospitality groups estimating €10.6–21.2 million for bars and restaurants, and roughly 42,000 international attendees projected.