The British are coming! The British are coming … for the Tremendous Bowl.
An English diplomat apparently desires to deliver the crown jewel of American sports activities to the UK.
“I would like that Tremendous Bowl in Britain,” Peter Mandelson, the British ambassador to the U.S., instructed an viewers in Chicago final week.
“I do not care when it takes place, however I would like it introduced whereas I am ambassador,” he added. “We adore it, we adore it.”
Gradual your roll, Lord Spoilsport.
The Tremendous Bowl is ours. It is as American as apple pie, kind 2 diabetes and pupil mortgage debt. You don’t see us attempting to steal your valuable cricket championships — and even perceive the principles, for that matter.
There’s no precedent for exporting one in all this nation’s skilled sports activities championships, until you rely Canada. And who may even keep in mind the final time one in all our northern neighbor’s groups gained a Stanley Cup?
We perceive why the U.Ok. would wish to host the primary worldwide Tremendous Bowl.
First, there’s the cash. A great deal of it. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimated the native financial influence of Tremendous Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas at $1 billion — about 740 million kilos for our associates throughout the pond. That a lot quid will purchase loads of hats and jerseys at Ye Olde NFL Fan Shoppe on Oxford Road.
Subsequent, there’s the league’s rising international recognition. The NFL has been enjoying regular-season video games in England since 2007, together with three throughout the upcoming marketing campaign. But irrespective of what number of Jacksonville Jaguars video games we hold sending to London, fan curiosity continues to swell. Tickets are already bought out for the Oct. 5 sport between the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
We get it, England. However there are many football-mad American cities that would use an financial enhance. And the place wouldn’t it finish? The NFL can be enjoying video games this 12 months in Brazil, Spain, Germany and Eire.
One strike in opposition to a British Tremendous Bowl is the notorious climate. When the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs met in Tremendous Bowl LIX final Feb. 9, it was sunny with temperatures within the mid-70s in New Orleans. On the identical day in London, it was wet and 40. That’s Fahrenheit, by the best way. Soccer just isn’t a Celsius sport.
Then there’s the time distinction. The kickoff for the Huge Sport is often round 6:30 p.m. ET. If you happen to began the sport at 6:30 p.m. in London, that’s solely 10:30 a.m. in Los Angeles. You may take pleasure in “Breakfast at Wimbledon,” however we require far more time for pregame overindulgence.
Neglect the Tremendous Bowl, England. The closest we wish to get to the royal household is a Prince halftime hologram present.
Moreover, a group referred to as New England already shares the bloody file with six Tremendous Bowl wins. Isn’t that sufficient?
Revenge could also be a dish finest served chilly, however ready 1 / 4 of a millennium to get even in your former colonies’ declaration of independence? That’s colder than day-old fish and chips.
With all due respect to His Excellency the Proper Honourable Lord Mandelson, you’ll be able to borrow our Jaguars, sir, however keep away from our inalienable rights to life, liberty and the Lombardi Trophy.
