NFL to Host Regular Season Games in Munich Germany 2026 and 2028
✨ Coach, Parents & Player Tips
Coach’s Clipboard: Teach your backs a head-nod fake on sweeps—nod left, plant, cut right—and watch defenders slip as if they just found a banana peel in their cleats.
Postgame Parents: While the laundry tumbles, sneak in a leg-power boost by having your athlete do ten split squats per side with their back foot propped on the dryer (or a chair)—secret cross-training that fires up sprint speed and jump height, and might even have you both giggling at the post-squat wobble!
Players Snap: Swap one TV ad break for 15 glute bridges—wake up those lazy buns or you’ll be waddling through cuts while your rival flies past.
🔎 Feature Story
🏅 NFL to Play Regular Season Games in Munich, Germany in 2026 & 2028
The NFL announced it will host regular season games at FC Bayern Munich Stadium in 2026 and 2028 through a multi-year partnership with the City of Munich and FC Bayern Munich, reinforcing its international expansion. The deal also accelerates NFL Flag development ahead of LA28, tapping into Germany’s 20 million-strong fanbase to boost non-contact football and youth participation.
“Germany is of huge strategic importance for the NFL in Europe, and our return to Munich signals the league’s long-term commitment to playing games in the market,” said NFL DACH General Manager Alexander Steinforth.
🌍 Regional Roundup
Wisconsin: Franklin High School senior Kaylee Knaak was nominated by the Green Bay Packers for the Maxwell Football Club Girls National Flag Football Player of the Year award after helping found her school’s inaugural girls’ flag football team and leading it in tackles and pass breakups while maintaining a 4.1 GPA and active community service.
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Georgia: At The Lovett School, junior Caroline Nelson became a key player in the school’s first girls’ flag football season, a program launched through summer clinics and now supported by team-bonding events aimed at fostering camaraderie.
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⭐ Player Spotlight
Kaylee Knaak – Team Captain, Franklin High School Sabers. She co-founded the Sabers’ inaugural girls flag football program and led the team in tackles and pass breakups. She also maintains a 4.1 GPA and volunteers extensively, earning a nomination by the Green Bay Packers for the Maxwell Football Club Girls National Flag Football Player of the Year.
“The award recognizes outstanding on-field performance, academic achievement and community service.” – Maxwell Football Club
📈 Flag Growth Focus
🔥 Olympic Pro League Launch
The NFL has approved up to $32 million in funding to establish a professional flag football league ahead of the sport’s 2028 Olympic debut in Los Angeles, creating a clear pathway from youth and high school programs to the pro level. Troy Vincent highlights this move as essential for positioning flag football among the world’s premier sports.
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🏈 32 Equity Advances Pro Circuit
At its virtual owners’ meeting, the NFL greenlit a $32 million investment through its 32 Equity arm to develop both men’s and women’s professional flag football leagues, leveraging the sport’s momentum from 20 million players worldwide. Commissioner Goodell positions the pro leagues as the ultimate step in a development ladder from youth and college competition.
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💼 High-Profile Investment Partners
NFL owners have tapped their 32 Equity fund to partner with operators like TMRW Sports—backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy—and a consortium led by Curtis Martin and Marc Lasry, aiming to launch the pro flag football league around the 2028 Olympics. These alliances will fuse championship-level branding with global event exposure to build a sustainable professional infrastructure.
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⚡ FlagSnap Daily Blitz
Check out the final AL.com 2025 high school flag football polls after state playoff finals, which saw Central-Phenix City and Moody retain their No. 1 spots in the 6A/7A and 1A/5A classes.
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North Oconee High School’s Titans logged shutouts of Effingham County and Long County before edging Southeast Bulloch 21–20 to secure their first Division 3 state flag football championship berth.
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Defending state champion Greenbrier will chase a three-peat when it faces Jenkins in the Georgia high school flag football title game next Monday.
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🏁 Final Whistle
— Mia Hamm
