American Football

The City Council in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson has unanimously voted to approve plans for the construction of a new $1.7bn (€1.6bn) stadium that could accommodate the proposed return of NFL American football franchises the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders.

The NFL American football league has entered into a multi-year partnership with sports and betting-related services company Sportradar.

Britain’s Conservative Party has pledged to target US major league franchises based in the country, in the event of it forming a government after next month’s General Election.

The National Football League has appointed Peter Griffiths as chief operating officer of its NFL International division.

The NFL American football league has announced a new hospitality venture with global sports marketing company Bruin Sports Capital and private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners.

Owen Evans looks at where rights-trading agency giant MP & Silva sees potential European media growth for the NFL (National Football League), following last month’s five-year distribution deal.

The NFL American football league is “absolutely” on track to introduce a full-time team in London by 2022 while plans are progressing to stage regular-season games in Germany, according to Mark Waller, the league’s executive vice-president of international operations.

The NFL American football league is considering staging its annual Pro Bowl game in Brazil in 2017.

Rachael Church visited NFL team the Philadelphia Eagles to find out why they are making sure their fans are fully engaged on game days.

The US House Oversight Committee’s new chairman, Jason Chaffetz, has signalled his intention to actively pursue overturning the tax-exempt status that the NFL American football league has enjoyed for decades.

Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) has dropped its plans to develop a new stadium to attract an NFL American football team to downtown Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Times newspaper.

Efforts to return an NFL American football franchise to the Los Angeles area were boosted on Tuesday evening as Inglewood City Council voted unanimously to approve the development of a new 80,000-seat stadium – a project backed by St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke.

Matthew Hochberg looks at the best and worst of the 2015 Super Bowl advertising campaigns, and why there was a more solemn tone around this year’s spots.

Is the NFL (National Football League)’s decision to partner with YouTube a sign that a major assault from Google for live premium rights is on the horizon? Owen Evans reports.

The long-running saga over the possible return of an NFL American football team to Los Angeles has taken a fresh twist, with the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers unveiling details of a shared stadium in the city of Carson.

As an American who loves – absolutely loves – sport, the Super Bowl is one of the most exciting days in the calendar. Normal order of service is getting together with friends at home, eating copious amounts of unhealthy food, and sharing in the excitement of the Big Game on TV. Being outside the United States, in London, for the first time on Super Bowl Sunday this year, I didn’t know what to expect. Would it be any different across the pond?

NFL American football franchise Jacksonville Jaguars has unveiled plans for a major multi-purpose development that aims to revitalise the Shipyards area of the Florida city.

A project to build a new 80,000-seat stadium that could become the new home of an NFL American football franchise in the suburbs of Los Angeles could be approved by the local authority later this month.