According to former professional Kasim Edebali, the NFL game in Munich will take American football “to a new level” in Germany. “Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers with Tom Brady is a blast. Multiply the football hype in Germany for generations, “the 33-year-old from Hamburg told the German news agency.” There are guys who are watching an NFL game for the first time. Young people who are motivated to practice sport and the elderly who become even more fans ”.
Munich will host the NFL’s first match in Germany on Sunday and will share four main group games in the best football league in the world with Frankfurt over the next four years. “I would be happy if we had a lot more games in Germany in the future. We now have a huge NFL community,” said Edebali, whose first book, Dream Chaser, will be out on Tuesday.
Edebali does not believe that in the future there could be even an NFL division with European teams. “Of course, internationalization is the main focus of the NFL and also notice what is happening here in Europe and especially in Germany. But the strain of the trip would be enormous,” said the book’s author and TV expert.
Edebali made the leap into the American National Football League eight years ago and was under contract with the New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals. Before retiring in September, the defender played for the Sea Devils in his hometown of Hamburg.
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