Quarterback for the Miami Dolphins Tua Tagovailoa told reporters on Sunday he would like to play an NFL International Series game in Jerusalem.
The football player was asked after the Dolphins’ 16-13 win over the Washington Commanders in Madrid, Spain, in which international destination he would like to play next.
Tagovailoa first mentioned Hawaii, where he is originally from, but then added Jerusalem as his next favored location.
“Shoot, it’d be pretty cool to go play in Jerusalem. I don’t know, that’d be sick,” he said.
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The Dolphins played on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu, the home stadium of famous soccer club Real Madrid. It was the first in NFL’s regular season history to be staged in Spain, outlet Daily Express U.S. reported.
The Miami-Washington game in Spain represents the NFL’s efforts to branch out the American sport into the international arena.
The league wrote on its website in January that it seeks to grow its brand “By looking abroad.”
“What has always been a uniquely American sport is steadily gaining ground beyond U.S. borders, especially in a market that stands out on the international stage—not defined by a single country but by a common language: Spanish,” the NFL stated.
