The National Football League (NFL), the American football league, announced this Tuesday that the Atlanta Falcons will be one of the participating teams in the next NFL event at the Santiago Bernabéu, in Madrid, this year.
The game in Madrid will be one of nine international NFL games that will be played in 2026 across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums, and will be played at the Bernabéu, home of Real Madrid CF, as part of a multi-year agreement with the Madrid City Council and the Community of Madrid.
“The passion for the NFL in Spain has never been greater and welcoming the Atlanta Falcons to Madrid for a regular season game represents a historic moment for our growing fan base,” said NFL Spain Director Rafa de los Santos, adding that for fans in Spain, “it is the opportunity to experience the speed and intensity of the game first hand, in a setting that will make this game unforgettable.”