National Football League in Toronto

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Tennoe, Mariam T.; Henssonow, Susan F.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Toronto is the fifth most populous city in North America, making it one of the continent''s largest markets and an intriguing city in which to operate an NFL franchise. While The Canadian Football League (CFL) has professional Canadian football teams in Toronto and nearby Hamilton, there are no professional American football teams in Canada, NFL or otherwise. Despite being in Canada, Toronto is physically further south than existing NFL franchises in Minnesota, Seattle and Green Bay, and has teams in each of the other major professional sports leagues: the (Maple Leafs in hockey, the Blue Jays in baseball, the Raptors in basketball, the Argonauts in Canadian football, the Rock, and the Nationals in lacrosse and Toronto FC in soccer). Furthermore, San Diego Chargers executive Dean Spanos, speaking in regards to international NFL play, stated in January 2008 that "the long term goal is globalizing our sport" and that "it is possible that within five or 10 years, the league will have franchises outside the United States.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786131316005
• ISBN-10: 6131316007
• Artikelnr.: 30195768