{"id":880824,"date":"2026-09-05T10:44:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T10:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/880824\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T10:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T10:44:15","slug":"nfl-touchdown-in-melbourne-victory-welcome-49ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/880824\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL touchdown in Melbourne: Victory welcome 49ers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melbourne Victory welcomed the San Francisco 49ers to Melbourne, Victoria, at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A-League Men\u2019s players, midfielder Louis D\u2019Arrigo and defender Philipp Ziereis, were on hand to greet linebacker Fred Warner on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victory\u2019s players and their cross-code counterpart posed for photos in front of the assembled media and swapped jerseys after the 49ers\u2019 latest training session at AAMI Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five-time Super Bowl champions are using the home of Victory as their training base ahead of the NFL\u2019s first-ever regular-season game in Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staged at Melbourne Cricket Ground, they will face the Los Angeles Rams on Friday, September 11, to start their 2026\/27 schedule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is the centrepiece of three days of American Football fun at Melbourne Park, with NFL Kickoff Festival presented by American Express set to transform the precinct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For lifelong NFL fans and for those just discovering the sport, there is something for everyone, including live music performances, appearances by NFL legends and official watch parties on a giant LED screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.ticketmaster.com.au\/sport\/nfl-unveils-three-days-of-music-and-fan-experiences-to-kickoff-festival-in-melbourne-21899\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Full details, including admission information and a special 2-for-1 Father\u2019s Day offer, are available by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gomvfc.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"357351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/melbournevictory.com.au\/home\/2627memberships_1920x640_01e850\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2627Memberships_1920x640_01e850.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,640\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2627Memberships_1920x640_01e850\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2627Memberships_1920x640_01e850.jpg?w=1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2627Memberships_1920x640_01e850.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-357351\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Melbourne Victory welcomed the San Francisco 49ers to Melbourne, Victoria, at the weekend. 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