The Denver Broncos will meet San Francisco in a National Football League game at Wembley Stadium on October 31 and the league might play another 2010 game in the United Kingdom, the NFL announced Friday.
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"We have seen the extraordinary passion that exists for NFL football in the UK," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. "We want to continue to build on that passion by strengthening our ties to existing UK fans and creating new ones."
The Broncos-49ers clash will mark the fourth year in a row that a regular-season American football game will be staged in London, the first three having drawn sell-out crowds of more than 80,000 spectators.
The 49ers, 5-time NFL champions, will be the "home" team for the Halloween clash.
"London is a wonderful venue for 2 of the most storied franchises in NFL history to square off. We support the league?s initiative to bring NFL games to the international stage," 49ers president Jed York said.
The Broncos, 2-time Super Bowl champions, played in London in 1987 in a pre-season exhibition.
"To play a regular-season game overseas is truly special," Broncos president Pat Bowlen said. "It?s a wonderful, historic opportunity for our franchise and will be an unforgettable experience."
An NFL statement said the league is "continuing to explore the possibility of playing a second game in the UK in 2010", opening the door for a possible regular-season game to take place outside England.
(2010 AFP)
