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was the first British channel to broadcast American football, in 1982. Coverage of the 1982 season involved broadcasting highlights of one game a week, and culminated in the first ever live broadcast of the Super Bowl in Britain, for which Channel 4 paid NBC ยฃ100,000. The sport became so popular in
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saw representatives of 35 teams meet to discuss the formation of an association. 26 teams attended a second meeting, and this saw the formation of two leagues โ€“ the British American Football Federation (BAFF) and the American Football League United Kingdom (AFLUK) โ€“ and soon there would be over 40
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in London hosted a total of 8 of these games in the 8 seasons from 1986 until 1993, originally being the only venue for the first three years in which the Bowl consisted of only one game, and then as one of the multiple venues as it expanded incrementally from two, three and four games.
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The late 1980s saw a high number of import players brought in from the US. 1989 was also a mixed year for Britball. The GB Lions saw success, winning their first European Championship, but in the national leagues, Budweiser announced the withdrawal of their sponsorship.
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In the same year, the two leagues would become one after BAFL announced massive losses and began immediate liquidation. 102 teams in 18 divisions found themselves under the Budweiser banner for the coming season. 1986 also saw the first ever official NFL game at
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In 1985, a further conference was scheduled with the aim of merging the existing organisations. However, the two leagues were unable to resolve their differences, and a third league, the United Kingdom American Football Association, was born from the meeting in
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live (17 regular season games, the three International Series games, and the Super Bowl) marked a high point in terms of number of game shown. Channel 4 opted not to renew its rights from the 2015 season after failing to reach a deal with the NFL.
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in London (rebuilt and reopened in 2007), the series increased from one to two games for the 2013 season, to three games for the 2014 season, and then to four games from the 2017 season. In 2019, the series moved to the
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represents the United Kingdom in international competition. There are a number of teams under the GB Lions banner; the Men's Senior team, the Students team, the U-19 team, the women's team and men's, women's and U-19
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highlights, and interest in the sport surged, assisted by the problems association football was facing at the time such as hooliganism and decaying stadiums. An estimated 4 million people tuned into
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Free-to-air coverage is currently seen on ITV which took over the terrestrial coverage of the sport after seven years on the BBC. The deal includes the rights to show two of the three
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It was around this time that interest in a domestic British league started, and teams were founded primarily in proximity to Air Force bases with a strong American presence, such as
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Channel 4 ceased coverage of NFL in 1997, before returning in 2010. In terms of free-to-air television, the Channel 4 deal to show 21 games of the
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Sky had first shown NFL coverage in 1995 and over the years Sky had gradually built up its rights after entering the market in 1995 and by 2015,
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In 1990, the NFL established the NFL Trust, designed to develop the game further. 1990 also saw the NDMA league announce a sponsorship deal with
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played to determine which team would be Britain's inaugural entry into European competition. The Bulls came out on top in a 32โ€“18 victory.
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Following the war, US forces stationed around Europe formed the USAFE League. The league ran from 1946 until being disbanded in 1993.
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The success of the International Series has led to speculation that London will be chosen as home of an NFL franchise in the future.
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In 1992, following a demotion to the NDMA Division 2, the pioneering London Ravens folded. The WLAF was suspended until
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and the London Ravens. 7,000 fans watched the London Ravens become the first British champions. It was in 1985 that the
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took home the inaugural World Bowl. In the same year, the GB Lions once again won the European Championship.
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In 2005, the last remaining British-based team in NFL Europe, the Scottish Claymores, were replaced by the
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Northern Irish teams compete in an amateur island-wide regional competition in Ireland, organised by the
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was an NFL pre-season competition held from 1986 until 2005 in various locations around the world. The
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was inaugurated in 2007 to host NFL regular season games outside the United States. Played at the new
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The first game of organised American football to be played in the UK was scheduled to be between
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Two British teams competed in the NFL sanctioned development league, set up in 1991 as the
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in the United Kingdom. The most prominent game was known as the "Tea Bowl", played at the
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competed from 1991 until 1998 (renamed England Monarchs in for their final season). The
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the mid-1980s that the Super Bowl regularly attracted more than 4 million viewers.
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American football is also one of the sports organised under the umbrella of the
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Other channels which have previously broadcast NFL games in the UK have been
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In England, Scotland and Wales, the domestic game is organised by the
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teams competing in fully kitted football. However, in part due to the
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announced a ยฃ300,000 fund to grow the sport in the UK. In 1986, the
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was the site of the first British championship, between the
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1980s: Surge in popularity and foundation of a league system
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in 1998, before eventually being disbanded in 2007. The
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in domestic and international levels. Domestic games in
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In February 1984, a meeting at the Post House Hotel in
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List of American football teams in the United Kingdom
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