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I say we keep it in the USA. What does it matter if we go over seas. Football is by far the #1 sport in the U.S. so why mess with other countries. It will just complicate things and take away home games for season ticket holders.

Football is as popular as it is here in the United States because of the hard work and time that Americans have put into it. So why take the game away from them. What has Europe done to help the game? Nothing,

Before England or any other country deserves to have a regular season game played on their soil, they should first try to popularize the sport in their country. They need to brodcast games every Sunday so every person can watch it. Until then why should we have to play a game in their country.

Last year when Arizona and San Francisco played in Mexico, Jake Plummer refused to wear a sticker on his helmet comemerating the moment. I said it then and I'll say it Know, Good for Him. American Football is our sport. Other countries have done nothing to deserve important games played in front of their fans on their soil.

deserve a game? why don't we quit acting like football is America's gift to the world and realize that it is just a sport? it's "our" sport at that and the English have no "obligation" to like it. there should be no sense of "deserving" here. how would you like it if some Englishman or Spainard said that the US doesn't deserve it when teams from the Champions League come and tour like they did a few years ago?

NFL Europe failed because the level of play was terrible. perhaps if we actually showed the rest of the world what the BEST players can do (why are we sending the Dolphins, then? ;-) ), they'll take a liking to the game.

while i am more or less against a regular season game overseas because it takes away from season ticket holders, a pre-season game or two isn't a bad idea, with eventual expansion to a regular season game or two if the turnout is high enough and the feedback positive enough.

Same reason Soccor will never be as big over here.

that's just a shame, really. Soccer is a great game and i wish it would get big over here.

This is a real bad move. First of all one of these teams loses a home game, and leaves the fans high and dry. If I were a player would not want to deal with being in a foreign counrty, let lag.......when I should be trying to win a game. Thank goodness they did not make west coast team go.

Hey thejetstolehome, most people here in the US could care less about soccer and the Champions League...

Football is an American Sport. They love soccer, and don't like Americans. Anyone who has gone out of the States would see that Football is safe because they don't want it. Hey I just found one thing we can thank the big white house for.

Easy vote for DJ here. He's got it right on.

and most people in Europe couldn't care less about the NFL. that's besides the point, though. way to ignore everything else i said, too.