Rams to face 49ers in 1st ever NFL game in Australia
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The Los Angeles Rams will host the San Francisco 49ers in the first ever NFL regular season game in Australia.
The Melbourne game is part of a multiyear commitment and represents a new frontier for the NFL’s aggressive international plan. The league has never staged a regular-season game so far from home, and Commissioner Roger Goodell has already said Asia will follow “shortly thereafter.”
As the NFL continues to expand its international presence, Melbourne, Australia, is a new city the league is visiting. Exactly who will be playing down under is not yet known, with rumors beginning to float around during Super Bowl week.
An Aussie in Monday’s Super Bowl and a planned NFL clash set for Melbourne this year are key to the NFL’s plans to re-write the global sports streaming playbook.