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Dublin in line to host NFL fixture as officials prepare for Croke Park visit

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CATHAL DERVAN,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 8:15 AM

Updated Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 9:57 AM

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Photo by Alan O' Connor / Tourism Ireland

NFL owners are supportive of plans to play more games in Europe.

League commissioner Roger Goodell is quoted by the Examiner as saying: “It’s clear that there’s support for more than one game. The ownership has passed a resolution allowing us to do that.

“We may do that in London as early as 2012. We’re sort of contemplating that in the context of them hosting the Olympics next summer.

“We had a pre-season game in Croke Park in the 1990s where Chicago and Pittsburgh played, and it was a great success.”

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canadianirish | Nov 30, 2011, 12:40 PM EST

Will anyone in Ireland really be interested in attending that game?? Somehow I doubt it.

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cillowen | Nov 29, 2011, 04:16 PM EST

the 51st state is next - with gaa folks wearing armour to hide ethnic underneath.

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Fightin69th | Nov 29, 2011, 01:17 PM EST

If the NFL does get to play in Croke Park, I hope that the GAA officials make them show a little documentary on Croke Park, giving its history, and showing clips of Hurling & GAA football on the Pregame shows leading to the game at Croke Park. This is a great opportunity for the GAA to market its brand....Hopefully they won't screw it up

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