France: Football fans take over Paris as NFL comes to country for the first time
Paris's iconic Stade de France made history on Sunday, October 25, by hosting the first #NFL regular season game to ever be held in France.
France 24 reports: Paris's iconic Stade de France made history on Sunday, October 25, by hosting the first #NFL regular season game to ever be held in France.
For this unprecedented match between the Saints and the Steelers fans flocked from New Orleans and Pittsburgh, as well as from France and other European countries. France 24's Taise Parente and Stéphanie Trouillard report.
This sports story centres on France. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Paris, NFL and Stade de France.
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