From the NFL.  The official press release annoucing the death of NFL Europe.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE 
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Joe Browne, Executive Vice President-Communications 
Greg Aiello, Vice President-Public Relations 
 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     
6/29/07    
 
NFL INTERNATIONAL TO FOCUS ON GLOBAL IMPACT:   
NFL EUROPA DISCONTINUED 
 
The NFL has determined that it will switch the focus of its international business strategy to 
presenting the NFL to the widest possible global audience, including broader media visibility and the 
staging of international regular-season games, and will discontinue NFL Europa. 
 
“The time is right to re-focus the NFL’s strategy on initiatives with global impact, including worldwide 
media coverage of our sport and the staging of live regular-season NFL games,” commented Mark 
Waller, senior vice president of NFL International. 
 
“We will continue to build our international fan base by taking advantage of technology and 
customized digital media that make the NFL more accessible on a global scale than ever before and 
through the regular-season game experience.  NFL Europa has created thousands of passionate fans 
who have supported that league and our sport for many years and we look forward to building on this 
foundation as we begin this new phase of our international development.” 
 
Last October, NFL owners passed a resolution to stage up to two international regular-season games 
per season.  The new international series will launch on Sunday, October 28 when the Miami 
Dolphins host the New York Giants at London’s Wembley Stadium.   
 
In addition to the 2007 game in the United Kingdom, the NFL is preparing to stage regular-season 
games in future seasons in Germany, Mexico and Canada, with Germany being a strong candidate to 
host a regular-season NFL game in 2008. 
 
NFL Europa began in 1991 as the World League of American Football, with 10 teams competing in 
the United States and Europe.  After a two-year hiatus (1993-94) following the 1992 season, the 
league returned in 1995 as a six-team, all-European venture, with five teams in Germany since 2005, 
and has existed in that format through its final season in 2007. 
 
 
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