![Globalization is on the minds of the men that run the NFL and the English Premier League as they seek to expand their brands.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/141103164454-15-what-a-shot-1104.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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Globalization is on the minds of the men that run the NFL and the English Premier League as they seek to expand their brands.
![NFL fans gather outside London's Wembley Stadium for the International Series game between Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons in October 2014.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/141104160401-nfl-fans.jpg?q=w_4813,h_3209,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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NFL fans gather outside London's Wembley Stadium for the International Series game between Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons in October 2014.
![This has been the most successful International Series yet, selling out Wembley three times. Three further games will be hosted in the British capital in 2015.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/141104160718-nfl-wembley-stadium.jpg?q=w_2136,h_1424,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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This has been the most successful International Series yet, selling out Wembley three times. Three further games will be hosted in the British capital in 2015.
![NFL chiefs and the British government are now keen to place a permanent franchise in London.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/141104160907-nfl-wembley-3.jpg?q=w_4460,h_3078,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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NFL chiefs and the British government are now keen to place a permanent franchise in London.
![Soccer's English Premier League is also seeking to sell its product abroad, spurred by recent successes such as an exhibition match between Manchester United and Real Madrid in Michigan that drew a record attendance of 109,318.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/141104161016-real-madrid-man-united-michigan.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2000,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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Soccer's English Premier League is also seeking to sell its product abroad, spurred by recent successes such as an exhibition match between Manchester United and Real Madrid in Michigan that drew a record attendance of 109,318.
![Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore says it's a case of when competitive league games are played abroad, rather than if.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/141104161128-scudamore-nfl.jpg?q=w_3300,h_2228,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore says it's a case of when competitive league games are played abroad, rather than if.
![Roma's American president James Pallotta is also open to the idea of Serie A games being played abroad.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/141014175018-james-pallotta.jpg?q=w_4414,h_2946,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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Roma's American president James Pallotta is also open to the idea of Serie A games being played abroad.
![But supporters will fiercely oppose the move, with a growing movement towards fan representation at clubs. At Portsmouth, a fourth-tier English team, a fan consortium saved the club from bankruptcy and now runs the club.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/141104161232-portsmouth-nfl.jpg?q=w_3500,h_2006,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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But supporters will fiercely oppose the move, with a growing movement towards fan representation at clubs. At Portsmouth, a fourth-tier English team, a fan consortium saved the club from bankruptcy and now runs the club.
![Anger with owners and governance is growing, such as at Leeds United, one of 36 clubs to enter administration since 1992.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/141104161356-leeds-united-nfl.jpg?q=w_1762,h_1189,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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Anger with owners and governance is growing, such as at Leeds United, one of 36 clubs to enter administration since 1992.
![English fans are looking to Germany for inspiration, where clubs such as Borussia Dortmund have majority fan ownership and a major influence in club decisions.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/141104161447-dortmund-fan-ownership.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1847,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
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English fans are looking to Germany for inspiration, where clubs such as Borussia Dortmund have majority fan ownership and a major influence in club decisions.