Published: 14:28 BST, 17 August 2025 | Updated: 14:28 BST, 17 August 2025
A [Super Bowl](/sport/super_bowl/index.html) not being played on American soil has never felt more likely with the NFL's international expansion of regular season games, with London making a strong case through British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson.
London's Wembley Stadium has hosted regular-season NFL games for a decade, with it always being mentioned for the loftiest of the league's expansion goals for an actual franchise.
While Mexico City, Toronto, and Munich would also love to be in the race to host arguably the biggest annual game on the world's sporting calendar, Mandelson's case gives England's capital city a possible leg up.
'I’ve made a big pitch for the first Super Bowl outside the US to take place in Britain,' he told the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on Thursday, per [The Times.](https://www.thetimes.com/article/3f647439-6d7d-469e-a604-797d93ed1cdf)
Mandelson's assertion came as he asked if there were any workers from the NFL in the audience.
'I want that Super Bowl in Britain. I don’t care when it takes place but I want it announced while I’m ambassador. We love it, we love it.'
British ambassador to the USA Peter Mandelson wants to bring the Super Bowl to the UK
The NFL's showpiece has never taken place outside of the United States in league history
Mandelson has only served as the ambassador since February, taking the role under President Donald Trump less than a month after the American took back the White House.
The earliest London could host the Super Bowl would be 2029, as the sites of the next three editions have already been announced by the NFL.
Levi's Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, will host the game in February, with it staying in California in 2027 in Inglewood, home of the Los Angeles Rams.
Atlanta will host the 2028 edition at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with a few cities already positioning to try and get the 2029 edition.
Nashville's new NFL stadium will open in 2027 and looks destined to host a Super Bowl over the next decade. Las Vegas wants the game back after hosting it in 2024.
Minneapolis is a longshot despite a glitzy new gridiron venue by being in a cold-weather city.
London weather by may grim in early February as well, but NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell breaking ground with an international championship game may make bringing the game overseas too exciting to pass up.