24 countries in Europe currently play competitive football with Germany and Austria being the most succesful. The level of competition and attendance is comparable to Division III football.
But don't fool yourself, a lot of people in Europe are interested in the NFL, demonstrated by selling out Wembley Stadium for mostly crappy games over the last seven years.
Once again, I don't want the NFL to play games or even move a team to London though. I know it makes it easier for European fans to attend NFL games, but trust me, the experience isn't even close to the one you get when you attend a game at Lambeau.
I have to strongly disagree on this subject. I`ve been to both Lambeau and several games at Wembley. Most Americans I`ve spoken to have been amazed at the knowledge of the English and European football fan have. Yes, those that
play the game are at a very low level compared to the U.S., but a lot of this is down to the price of getting health insurance etc, and having access to the latest equipment (price plays a big part here).
I understand that the American fans don`t want the Packers to give up the benefits that go with home games, but
if the Packers came to London the stadium would nearly be filled with Packer fans alone ! I`m going to also say as I`ve read on here
numerous times that there are
American Packer fans on here who have never seen the team live and you live on the same continent !!. I travelled several thousand miles from England especially to see the team play
AND paid $200 for the damn ticket and would have paid double !!.
We are Packer fans too, and why should
We be denied the chance to see the team
We support ??
As far as the atmosphere at the Wembley weekend ? British and European fans can party and get excited just as much as you guys, trust me.