The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayusohas visited in New York the official headquarters of the National Football League (NFL), the United States American Football League, to reinforce the collaboration between both entities with the aim of consolidating the region as the headquarters of this regular competition within its international calendar.
Within the framework of his institutional trip to the United States this week, Isabel Díaz Ayuso He met last night with the NFL commissioner, Roger Goodelland with the executive vice president of this entity, Peter O'Reilly, accompanied by the Minister of Economy, Finance and Employment, Rocío Albert, the regional government reported in a statement.
The Community of Madrid will host on November 16 the first match of the NFL in Spain, which will be held at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium and that will face the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Commanders. It is a meeting sponsored by the Regional Administration within its strategic tourism plan 2023-2026, which is committed to the collection of great sporting events “as a projection tool outside of Destination Madrid, as well as to enhance its proposal for tourist value.”
The NFL It will spread, together with its own brand, the name of the region and promote its wide patrimonial and natural wealth, in addition to its cultural and leisure offer in the main Madrid tourism market. In 2024, according to INE data, 1,083,418 of American tourists visited the Community of Madridwith an expenditure figure of 2,646.7 million euros, 31.7% more than the same period of the previous year.
Thus, this year the International NFL calendar will culminate in the capital of Spain, which joins other European venues of the season such as Dublin (Ireland), London (United Kingdom) and Berlin (Germany). The entity has expressed its intention to prolong their relationship with Madrid authorities To implement the competition in Spain.
On the other hand, this event between Dolphins and Commanders will increase the presence of this sport in the region, which has experienced a 28% increase in the last year regarding the number of licenses for a total of 16 clubs.
