The NFL has announced it is heading to Ireland for a first ever regular-season game in the European country next season.
After previously staging pre-season fixtures there, the league will now play a historic first competitive game in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, in the 2025 campaign.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be the designated home team when that fixture takes place at Croke Park, the largest sporting arena in the country.
Steelers president Art Rooney II and his family have a rich history with Ireland as Dan M. Rooney, Art’s father, served as its US ambassador from 2009-12.
He was also a co-founder of the Ireland Funds charity, while the Rooney family have relatives from Newry in Northern Ireland.
Pittsburgh is also one of only two NFL teams to have played a preseason game in Ireland, coming against the Chicago Bears in 1997 as part of the American Bowl series.
More to follow.
