Mexico City / 09.09.2021 01:34:29
That the fans of our country keep hope because the NFL has “full certainty” that it will return to Mexico by 2022, remembering that in the 2021 season about to start There will be no game at the Azteca Stadium as a preventive measure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
At a press conference, the NFL Mexico director, Arturo Olivé, he recalled that the National Football League has planned matches in the Mexican capital in 2022 and 2023, without at the moment having discussed which teams could participate in them, but understanding that there are franchises in particular that the Mexican fans want to see live.
“We are certain that there will be a game next year, obviously hoping that the conditions of the pandemic will allow us to carry it out. We know that was not the case in 2020 and 2021, but we are very confident that in 2022 we will return for the month of November“said Olivé.
“The agreement that we currently have has two more games, We have already started the planning process for 2022 and we will continue with the 2023 game. Based on the news we have from New York regarding this inventory availability for the international area, the idea is that we can continue with NFL games in Mexico in the medium and long-term future. For now our focus is on the game of 2022, we are already immersed in planning, we do not have dates or teams, but we are working on the part that we have to do, “he added.
NFL has 48 million fans in Mexico
It is Thursday, September 9, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys will launch the first season with 18 weeks of history, which has a positive impact on a market like Mexico, which is consolidated as the largest for the NFL outside the United States, according to studies shared by Arturo Olivé.
“NFL is the fastest growing league in popularity in Mexico, there is more of 48 million fans, of which 16 million are considered avid fans. It is the country with the highest percentage of female fans because almost 5 out of 10 of the followers in Mexico are women, 48 percent to be exact, “revealed the manager about a study done by the league in 12 countries.
How many people saw Super Bowl LV in Mexico?
Among other relevant data, it was confirmed that the last Super Bowl between Buccaneers y Chiefs what was won by Tom Brady had a huge impact in Mexico in terms of viewership, with four networks broadcasting live.
“According to figures shared with us by our colleagues from the New York research and analysis area, more than 40 million fans tuned in to the Super Bowl in our country“, Olivé explained in a virtual press conference.
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