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- A darkhorse candidate is rumored to be angling to host the Super Bowl in 2026
- Tottenham is reportedly lobbying to have The Big Game played in his state-of-the-art stadium in London
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The Super Bowl is an incredibly lucrative affair for the many parties who count on the contest for a nice little spike in revenue, ranging from the restaurants that are gearing up to pump out laughably large party subs on Sunday night to the sportsbooks that will likely facilitate upwards of $8 billion in wagers by the time the final whistle blows.
The game is also a nice little shot in the arm for the venue where it’s played (and the city it’s home to), as any logistical headaches it may cause are usually canceled out by the amount of money the tens of thousands of people who will flock there will end up forking over when everything is said and done.
As a result, there is typically no shortage of suitors attempting to court the NFL during the process that leads to the selection of a Super Bowl host—and now, a new (and fairly surprising) name has thrown its hat into the ring.
If a new report from The Daily Mail is to be believed (which is admittedly a big “if”), the Premier League’s Tottenham is gearing up to lobby the NFL to bring the Super Bowl to its stadium in London in 2026 after previously inking a deal to host a number of regular season games there through 2027.
While the Super Bowl was played in a number of different non-NFL venues (including Rice Stadium and the Rose Bowl) in its early days, that hasn’t been the case for a few decades, and this would mark the first time it’s been held outside of the United States.
As the outlet notes, the time difference that would require a late-night kickoff in London could be an issue, and there’s also the whole “playing across the Atlantic Ocean” thing, which would create a fairly large hurdle for teams, fans, and many other parties involved.
It’s certainly an intriguing concept, but it seems like reactions are fairly mixed.
If you were looking at this in a vacuum, that stadium is a palace and would be perfect for a Super Bowl.
Big problem: it’s in London 😂
So much tea would end up in the harbor if the game was played in the UK. #THFC #SuperBowl https://t.co/GS0Ni7v3Vl— Will Hyland (@willhyland) February 10, 2022
Superbowl in London is like the Uefa Champions League final in Rio or New York, shit just don't make sense
— PAIN (Itami, 痛み) 敗者 (@o_ill_isco_k) February 10, 2022
I wish the news had come on a more positive day, but Tottenham making a bid to host the Super Bowl in 2026 is REALLY cool. Imagine what a boost that would be for the club, both financially and for global marketing.
— Seb Jenkins (@SpursWebSeb) February 10, 2022
People are gonna get mad if this happens but the Super Bowl is already an event exclusively for the mega rich anyways, so why not! Tottenham’s stadium would be a cool venue https://t.co/r86znkmRrV
— Nate (@NateT93) February 10, 2022
Shameless attempt from Spurs to drum up interest for stadium naming rights
Stadium some 8,000 permanent seats short of meeting requirements to host a Super Bowl as well as a litany of other accommodation/hospitality demands, never mind the timezone
SB in London is a fantasy https://t.co/Ku1bp6vQ34
— TEJ (@sartejt) February 10, 2022
It’s doubtful this will come to fruition as far as the 2026 contest is concerned, but it’s not too far-fetched to think it could happen at some point in the near future.