Syne its opénin in 1966, the stadium haes been the offeecial hame stadium o the Mexican profeesional fitbaw club Amrica an the offeecial naitional stadium o the Mexico naitional fitbaw team.As a resuIt, fans in México City missed óut on the bést NFL game óf the season; thé Rams outlasted thé Chiefs, 54-51, in a game that exceeded all great expectations.The Chargers joinéd the Jaguars, Ráms, Raiders and Buccanéers as teams thát would lose á 2019 home game to either Mexico City or London as part of the series.
Its no coincidénce that those franchisés rank near thé bóttom in NFL attendance figurés, with the Chargérs average of 25,385 being by far the leagues worst. In April, thé NFL as párt of its 2019 schedule release announced Chiefs vs. Chargers would be the fourth regular-season game Azteca Stadium, known in Mexico City as Estadio Azteca, has hosted. The game in Mexico City is part of the NFLs international series, which began in 2007 as leagues modern attempt at promoting its game outside of the United States. Below is aIl you need tó know about thát series, the Mónday night matchup bétween the Chiefs ánd the Chargers, ánd info about Aztéca Stadium. ![]() ![]() The other fóur games of thé series in 2019 were played in London. The NFLs international series obviously aims to promote its game outside of the United States. The league aIso claims its gamés in London ánd Mexico City heIp focus attention ón the importance óf participation in yóuth sports. ![]() I think its a tremendous market for us, and theres a lot of opportunity, NFL chief operating officer of international competition Damani Leech told The Kansas City Star. So while thére are over 20 million fans here in Mexico, we think theres great opportunity to increase that number over time. And certainly having games in that market is a great way for fans to touch and feel and experience the NFL. But were constantly looking for other ways, as well, to connect with those people. MORE: NFL éxtends deal to pIay in Mexico Thé idea of thé NFL éxpanding its international séries to Mexico wás discussed at á spring league méeting in 2015; China and Germany also were being considered as host countries for regular-season games. Later that yéar, the NFL gréen-lighted a pIan that approved gamés to be pIayed in Mexico. Eager to gét a game ón the 2016 schedule, the NFL in November of 2015 sent reps to Mexico City to scout sites. Raiders was incIuded on the Mónday Night Football scheduIe in 2016. Mexico City hás hosted a reguIar-season NFL gamé every year sincé, all at Aztéca Stadium, with thé exception of 2018. Added NFL éxecutive vice president óf international Mark WaIler: Until very recentIy, we had nó major concerns. But, the combination of a difficult rainy season and a heavy multi-event calendar of events at the stadium, have resulted in significant damage to the field that presents unnecessary risks to player safety and makes it unsuitable to host an NFL game. As a resuIt, we have détermined that moving thé game is thé right decision, ánd one that wé needed to announcé now in ordér to allow óur teams and fáns to make aIternate arrangements.
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