LONDON \u2013 Yes, but it\u2019s not that simple.<\/p>\n
If there\u2019s ever going to be a Super Bowl played outside the United States, London would be the odds-on favorite. It has the infrastructure, hotels, restaurants and transportation to support a Super Bowl. It checks nearly every box needed for the National Football League to consider it a host city.<\/p>\n
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LONDON \u2013 Henry Hodgson, general manager of NFL UK, is photographed through a conference room wall with the NFL logo and the London skyline reflected in the glass at NFL UK Office in London, England on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.
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The problem is: It\u2019s London. There is no home team or franchise. It\u2019s 3,300 miles from the nearest NFL team.<\/p>\n
When asked if it could happen in the next five or 10 years, NFL UK General Manager Henry Hodgson said it\u2019s a no. His answer comes after momentum for a Super Bowl across the pond increased last fall. Hodgson said he understands the appeal.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheoretically, if there were a franchise, there\u2019s a great stadium here, there\u2019s a great fan base,\u201d Hodgson told the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and Capital News Service. \u201cI think Super Bowls are attractive to anyone anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
The British Ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, made a \u2018big\u2019 pitch to the NFL back in August.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want that Super Bowl in Britain. I don\u2019t care when it takes place, but I want it announced while I\u2019m ambassador,\u201d he told\u00a0The Times of London<\/a>.<\/p>\n NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell\u00a0acknowledged the idea<\/a>\u00a0of an international Super Bowl, but said the city needs a franchise first.<\/p>\n \u201cRoger Goodell would get murdered if he proposed that,\u201d said Joe McLoone, a Philadelphia Eagles fan. \u201cI don\u2019t think there will ever be a Super Bowl here.\u201d<\/p>\n McLoone moved from Maryland to London over 20 years ago. He\u2019s been to 4-5 NFL games since moving to the UK, including an Eagles game.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think there will ever be a full-time team here,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s too American to come out to the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n Labeled as \u201cLondon\u2019s team,\u201d the Jacksonville Jaguars could be that full-time franchise. Since the city began hosting games in 2007, the Jaguars have played a league-high 13 times across the pond.<\/p>\n The team is also the only NFL franchise to have an office in London. Mackenzie Cadman, the Jaguars\u2019 UK operations manager, said it\u2019s \u201coperationally\u201d possible to host a Super Bowl in the UK.<\/p>\n \u201cWe fill out Wembley Stadium, basically every year, with 86,000 people. There\u2019s been some Super Bowls in the past few years that don\u2019t have that capacity, he said. \u201cI believe it\u2019s possible. But again, I\u2019m not the one that makes the decision.\u201d<\/p>\n Cadman leads the team\u2019s operations at Wembley Stadium each season. He said the teams would all need to agree on the location and face potential backlash from U.S. fans.<\/p>\n Former Super Bowl-winning defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh thinks it should happen.<\/p>\n