NFL: Commissioner Roger Goodell expects new London-based franchise by at least 2025

"It's not something I think is 15 or 20 years away; it could be five or 10 years away [2019-2024]. It depends on if we continue to see that growth and how fast it goes," said Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL (National Football League, the league for American football), on 18/07/2014.

The NFL has organised league fixtures in Wembley (capacity 90,000) since 2007. For the first time, the stadium will host three fixtures of the 2014-15 season (Miami Dolphins - Oakland Raiders on 28/09/2014, Detroit Lions - Atlanta Falcons on 26/10/2014, and Dallas Cowboys - Jacksonville Jaguars on 09/11/2014). All of the public tickets have been all sale since 13/02/2014 at prices ranging from €47 to €188. The price of hospitality packages ranges from €1,100 and €1,500.

"We actually couldn't be more surprised by the tremendous demand for NFL football in London and the U.K. in general and frankly even Europe," said Goodel. The NFL announced that it had 12m fans in the United Kingdom on 24/10/2013.

The NFL had an annual turnover of approximately $9bn (€6.7bn), according to the American newspaper…