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The New York Giants will take on the Carolina Panthers in Week 10 of the NFL on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET in Munich, Germany.
The NFL has been pushing to grow its viewership and fanbase in countries outside of the United States, and in a Saturday press conference about the Giants vs. Panthers game, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell discussed the possibility of a regular season game happening in a totally new location. Goodell ensured overseas fans that plans are being made to bring American football to at least one new location.
The NFL has played games in Munich and Frankfurt, Germany, over the years but never in Berlin. Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images. Sunday's game in Munich marks the fifth and final international game of the season.
When asked about the possibility of a regular season game being held in Berlin at some point, Goodell said, "believe it." NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL is working “very hard” on bringing a regular-season game to Berlin. https://t.
co/7WZUvbv46N "I usually tell people, 'Don't believe rumors.'" Goodell said in a Saturday Q-and-A session in Munich, per ESPN and a post on X from Adam Schefter of ESPN . "In this case, I might say, 'Believe it.
'" He added that the NFL is already working on it, although nothing has been finalized yet at this point. "We really feel like Berlin would be a great addition, so we're looking very hard at that," Goodell said. "Our people have been working very hard at it.
But, I want to add that does not mean we're not going to be back in Frankfurt and Munich." Related: How To Watch Giants vs. Panthers.
