The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are working to construct a presence in Germany, and subsequent fall they’ll have a possibility to carry their product on to the German individuals.
On Monday, the NFL introduced that the Buccaneers can be designated to play an Worldwide Sequence recreation in Munich, Germany, through the 2022 season. Will probably be the primary regular-season NFL recreation ever performed in Germany.
“We stay up for taking part within the first common season NFL recreation in Munich, Germany later this fall as a part of the Worldwide Sequence,” stated Buccaneers Proprietor/Co-Chairman Joel Glazer. “This historic recreation will play an important position within the NFL’s efforts to develop its worldwide footprint whereas permitting us to instantly have interaction NFL followers in Germany.”
The Buccaneers’ opponent for the sport at FC Bayern Munich Stadium, in addition to the date and kickoff time, might be introduced at the side of the discharge of the league’s full 2022 schedule later within the spring. Followers can register their curiosity in attending the 2022 recreation in Munich and signal as much as obtain extra data at www.nfl.com/munich.
Final yr, as a part of the League’s enlargement of the common season to 17 video games, it was decided that, starting with the 2022 season, as much as 4 of the groups from the convention whose groups had been eligible for a ninth regular-season dwelling recreation would as an alternative be designated to play a neutral-site worldwide recreation every year. Every of the league’s 32 groups might be designated for one worldwide matchup each eight years. This yr, along with the landmark recreation in Munich, the Buccaneers may also have eight regular-season video games at Raymond James Stadium. Krewe members will obtain e-mail communication concerning how their season passes are impacted by the sport in Germany.
In December, the Buccaneers had been certainly one of 4 groups granted entry to a brand new Worldwide Residence Advertising and marketing Space (IHMA) in Germany, together with the Carolina Panthers, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and New England Patriots. In all 26 groups have been granted entry to IHMAs in eight completely different international locations: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, German, Mexico, Spain and the UK. The awarding of IHMAs and the Worldwide Sequence video games are separate initiatives however the NFL indicated that it could make an effort to have groups play video games of their new markets. The NFL will stage 4 video games in Germany over the following 4 seasons, in Munich and in Frankfurt.
The IHMAs permit groups a five-year window wherein they’ll benefit from alternatives for advertising and marketing, fan engagement and commercialization of their designated international locations that can permit them to construct their native manufacturers and assist the NFL increase internationally. On this case, that features an precise recreation performed by one of many NFL’s most profitable groups in latest seasons. The Buccaneers gained Tremendous Bowl LV on the finish of the 2020 marketing campaign and adopted with a 13-4 file in 2021, tied for the league’s greatest regular-season mark, and a visit to the NFC Divisional Playoff spherical.
The Buccaneers have performed three regular-season video games overseas, all in London. Tampa Bay was the designated staff for contests at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2009 and 2011, in opposition to the New England Patriots and Chicago Bears, respectively. In 2019, the Buccaneers went again to London to tackle the Carolina Panthers, once more serving because the designated staff.
For the reason that 2005-06 season, FC Bayern Munich Stadium has been the house of FC Bayern Munich, probably the most profitable German staff in historical past. The staff has gained 30 nationwide championships, 20 home cups and 6 UEFA Champions League titles. FC Bayern Munich Stadium has a capability between 70,000 and 75,000 and is the primary stadium on the planet with an exterior that may absolutely change colours from white to crimson to blue due to inflatable ETFE-foil air panels.