Could American football ever take off in the UK? Yesterday saw an NFL match between the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins staged at London’s Wembley stadium - the first regular-season game ever to be held outside the US.

In a bid to increase popularity for the game overseas, National Football League owners voted last year to play 1 or 2 games outside the US every season for the next few years. Judging by ticket sales, which sold out in a matter of hours, they could be on to something.

As predicted, the Giants won 13-10, little surprise since the Dolphins seem to be on a losing streak, having lost their last seven games.

Explaining the game to unfamiliar Brits, one player described it like this, “Expect a lot of organised confusion with violent collisions”.

The pre-match entertainment wowed the crowd, with stunning cheerleaders and rock music pumping up the stands – you certainly don’t get that in Premier League football.

Long ridiculed by Brits for their shoulderpads and WWF style bust-ups, it will take some marketing for American football to get off the ground here, in a country with such a strong football tradition. But as a novelty event, it was a huge success.

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