MADRID, 9 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Higher Sports Council (CSD) is clear that the American football game that the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium will host in 2025 “will mark the beginning of a lasting relationship between the NFL and Spain”, praising “the fruitful conversations” between the parties involved to the expansion strategy of this sport throughout the world.
“The Government of Spain is extremely pleased to be able to welcome the NFL after the fruitful conversations that the organizers of this competition have had with the Higher Sports Council in recent months,” said the CSD itself in a statement after learning of the Madrid location for that appointment.
“We are convinced that this experience will mark the beginning of a lasting relationship between the NFL and Spain,” added the press release after Peter O'Reilly, executive vice president of the NFL, and Emilio Butragueño, director of institutional relations at Real Madrid, announced the agreement at a conference from Las Vegas.
The CSD also praised the future impact of this match. “We are excited to host this great event, which will boost the love of American football in our country with the horizon of the exciting event of the Los Angeles 2028 Games, where flag football will be included for the first time in the Olympic program. “, concluded the note about this form of non-contact American football.