American Football in Germany?

My Minute of News with Jeff Caplan

English - December 05, 2022 18:29 - 1 minute - 674 KB - ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
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On Sunday… 730 in the morning… they played the first NFL game ever in Germany. The Bucaneers and Seahawks went to Munich and 70-thousand people showed up. 700-thousand expressed interest in tickets… and you wonder …who are these Germans so interested in our uniquely American sport?

Turns out… behind Soccer… American Football is the Germany’s second favorite. They get to watch the NFL on Free TV. They quickly snapped-up seats ranging from 65-to 160 dollars. . and you also have countless Americans livignall over Europe so hungry for a taste of home… they leaped at a chance to see Tom Brady play…

Proof? Here’s a heartwarming moment . of Americana During one of the TV commercials breaks… the stadium sound system played take me home country roads. Listen to this crowd…

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A 70-thousand person singalong. The radio reminds me of my home faraway.
A reminder… this is Germany… where tom Brady did Tom brady stuff and the Bucs beat the Seahawks… in the one game this season where the outcome … didn’t really matter.

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