The National Football League has confirmed a first regular season fixture in Ireland.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be the host team at Dublin Croke Park.
Dublin will be one of two new cities to host regular season games next season with a fixture in Madrid previously announced.
“The Steelers are excited and honoured to play in the NFL’s first ever regular season game in Ireland,” said Dan Rooney Jr, the team’s director of business development and strategy at a press conference in New Orleans.
“The Rooney family has deep ties to the island, having immigrated from there in the 1800s, eventually settling in Pittsburgh, PA, where my great grandfather would go on to found our franchise in 1933.
“We’re excited to represent our hometown of Pittsburgh internationally and play in front of a growing number of Steelers fans abroad.
“Today’s announcement builds off our deep connections to the island and charts a path forward to what we feel is a very exciting future for the Steelers in Ireland.”
