Although not recognized across the globe, American football is a huge sport in North America. One league in particular has had a lot of success. The N.F.L brings in millions of dollars in revenue from every team that is involved in its league. Unfortunately for the league there is not much opportunity for expansion in the United States as they have brought a team to almost every possible market. Therefore the next logical step for the N.F.L would be an international expansion into Canada. But is Canada a logical market for the league?
One thing that is known is that American football can succeed in Canada.The C.F.L has eight teams across Canada all of which have a very large fan base. There is not much difficulty attracting fans to come and watch football in Canada. The N.F.L has also had some success in Canada. The Buffalo Bills come to Toronto once a year to play a regular season game at the Rogers center. The game was first played last year, and sold out soon after tickets went on sale. With the success of the this first game the Bills have made an annual tradition of coming to Toronto to play one game a year. Toronto would be a great market for an N.F.L team as it has a population 5.5 million in the greater Toronto area, there are more than enough people to fill a stadium at every home game.
Ultimately if the N.F.L wants to expand the next best area for them to move into would be Toronto, and possibly into other Canadian cities.
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