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- Japan town begins blocking Mt Fuji view from 'bad-mannered' tourists
- Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches
- Premier League leaders Arsenal hope for Man City slip-up in title race
- Madrid can seal La Liga title with Girona assistance
- Non to English at the Paris Olympics, say French MPs
- Lyles, Bol, Jacobs headline world relays with Olympic places up for grabs
- Russia, Belarus Olympic volunteers shown the door over 'security' fears
- Heatwave swells Asia's appetite for air-conditioning
- Markets track Wall St higher as rate hopes rise, eyes on US jobs
- States doing less to support press freedom: watchdog
- 'Fuel for water': Heatwave piles misery on Myanmar displaced
- Cockfights still rule the roost in India's forest villages
- Greenland women seek justice over forced contraception
- Hamas considering latest Gaza truce offer in 'positive spirit'
- SK Hynix says high-end AI memory chips almost sold out through 2025
- Xi heads to Europe to defend Russia ties
- Luxury brands lure Chinese shoppers despite slowdown
- Asian markets track Wall St higher as rate hopes rise, eyes on US jobs
- China to launch first probe to return samples from Moon's far side
- Spain's fashion and beauty group Puig poised for IPO
- Israel builds 'cyber dome' against Iran's hackers
- US election disinformation targets non-citizen voting
- Paul Auster's wife deplores reporting on US writer's death
- Red Bulls wary of Miami threat in MLS clash
- F1 hopes Miami brings needed lift to drab season
- Rains, mudslides kill 29 in southern Brazil's 'worst disaster'
- Champion Sabalenka sets up Swiatek rematch in Madrid Open final
- UNESCO awards press prize to Palestinian journalists in Gaza
- After breaking silence, Biden faces balancing act on Gaza demos
- Turkey says suspending all trade with Israel
- Sciences Po uni says closing main Paris site over Gaza protest
- El Kaabi hits hat-trick as Olympiakos shock Aston Villa, Fiorentina edge Brugge
- Verstappen says Newey exit won't impact his future with Red Bull
- Tens of thousands protest against Georgia 'foreign influence' bill
- El Kaabi hits three as Olympiakos shock Aston Villa, Fiorentina edge Brugge
- Apple profit ebbs as iPhone sales under pressure
- Marseille and Atalanta draw Europa League semi-final first leg
- Fierceness, Sierra Leone top Kentucky Derby field with Bafftert banned
- Leverkusen beat Roma to put one foot in Europa League final
- Postecoglou admits Spurs have 'lost belief' as top four bid fades
- US stocks advance ahead of April payroll data
- Chelsea shatter Spurs' top four bid
- Wolves ready for Nuggets 'great challenge': Gobert
- England's Wallace fires 63 to grab early CJ Cup Nelson lead
- Uruguay's leftist icon Jose Mujica has cancer: doctor
- Rains, mudslides kill 13 in southern Brazil's 'worst disaster'
- Medvedev retires injured from Madrid Open, Swiatek returns to final
- Women's World Cup and Olympic champion O'Hara to retire
Goodell will Football zu globalem Sport machen
Commissioner Roger Goodell fühlt sich angesichts der Begeisterung für die National Football League (NFL) in Europa im eingeschlagenen Kurs bestätigt. Für ihn sei es "sehr befriedigend zu sehen, wie sich unsere Fangemeinde vergrößert hat und wir wollen NFL-Football zu einem globalen Sport machen", sagte der 63-Jährige bei seiner jährlichen Rede im Vorfeld des Super Bowls.
Im November hatte die nordamerikanische Profiliga ihr erstes reguläres Saisonspiel in Deutschland ausgetragen. In München waren die Tampa Bay Buccaneers mit Superstar Tom Brady gegen die Seattle Seahawks angetreten. In diesem Jahr sollen zwei weitere Spiele unter anderem mit den Kansas City Chiefs folgen, als Austragungsorte kommen München und Frankfurt in Frage. In England finden drei weitere NFL-Partien statt.
Die Begeisterung in beiden Ländern sei "einfach außergewöhnlich", sagte Goodell: "Ich denke, wir werden diesen Weg weitergehen. Wir haben in diesem Jahr alle Rekorde bei unseren internationalen Spielen gebrochen, sei es bei den Zuschauer- oder bei den Besucherzahlen." Man sei auf dem besten Weg, ein globaler Sport zu werden und man werde weiter großes Augenmerk auf diesen Prozess legen.
G.Schulte--BTB