NFL keen for Australia game to become annual fixture in 'strategic' market

MELBOURNE, Sept 1 : The National Football League (NFL) is looking to bring a game to Australia every season as part of its international strategy and sees the nation as a strategic growth market for American football, a senior executive told Reuters on Tuesday.Australia hosts its first NFL game at the 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on September 11 with the LA Rams opening their season against the San Francisco 49ers in the first of a record nine-game international schedule across seven countries.The MCG game is part of a multi-year contract with Australia's Victoria state, which includes two confirmed games over four years and the option for a third.The timing of the second one is still to be decided but Gerrit Meier, managing director and head of NFL International, said the l