This Friday, Madrid will officially welcome the National Football League (NFL), with matches scheduled to take place at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday. The event was attended by a large number of officials, Absence of Madrid Community PresidentIsabel Díaz Ayuso, for health reasons.
According to local government officials, Ayuso is still she hasn’t recovered 100% He became ill while attending Almudena Mass on Sunday, and had to leave by ambulance due to a drop in his blood pressure and heart rate.
In the conference presentation between the two, Miami Dolphins and Washington Commanders In attendance were Jose Luis Soler, president of the Spanish American Football Federation, and Gonzalo Pérez de Castro, president of the Madrid American Football Federation.
José Luis Martínez Almeida, Mayor of the Capital, expressed his welcome together with Mariano de Paco, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Community of Madrid, and other authorities. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodellthe coaches of both teams who took part in a small event held at the Real Casa de Correos.
De Paco noted in his speech that Madrid welcomes the NFL “with open arms” as one of the “greatest shows in the world”. “Unique, a fountain of ideas, surprises and competition”. He also emphasized that the match “projects Madrid to the world” as it accounts for 75% of sports consumption in the United States and last year saw Madrid appear on 45 of the 50 most-watched TV shows in North America.
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