VIDEO SHOWS: OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE MINI-FLAG-FIELD IN FRONT OF BRANDENBURG GATE / INTERVIEW WITH NFL GERMANY GENERAL MANAGER ALEXANDER STEINFORTH RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: BERLIN, GERMANY (NOVEMBER 6, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF CHILDREN WARMING UP AT MINI-FLAG-FIELD IN FRONT OF BRANDENBURG GATE 2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NFL GERMANY GENERAL MANAGER, ALEXANDER STEINFORTH, SAYING: "Germany is probably the biggest growth market for the NFL internationally. We have over 20 million fans here in Germany and keep on growing. (We have a) fantastic set of media partners, commercial partners, but most important, the passion from the fans over here is really unique. We see it every time we're playing a game here, but also throughout the season. So, it's a really important market for us." 3. CHILDREN WARMING UP 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NFL GERMANY GENERAL MANAGER, ALEXANDER STEINFORTH, SAYING: "We had some great experience in Frankfurt and Munich in the past couple of years, but Berlin obviously as the capital of Germany has been on our target list for the past couple of years. We've played here games in the early nineties, the American Bowls in the – back then – old Olympic Stadium and for us it's a privilege to now also have access to this market and have so many fans here from Germany, but also from all over the world." 5. VARIOUS OF ARTIST MAKING GRAFFITI WRITING READING (English) "2025 NFL / BERLIN GAME" ON BIG LETTERS SPELLING "NFL" IN FRONT OF BRANDENBURG GATE 6. VARIOUS OF CHILDREN IN FOOTBALL UNIFORM POSING FOR PICTURES NEXT TO "NFL" LETTERS 7. QUADRIGA ON TOP OF BRANDENBURG GATE 8. STEINFORTH AND CHILDREN POSING FOR PICTURES WITH BIG NFL FOUNDATION CHECK 9. CHILDREN PLAYING FLAG FOOTBALL 10. AUDIENCE WATCHING 11. (SOUNDBITE) (German) NFL GERMANY GENERAL MANAGER, ALEXANDER STEINFORTH, SAYING: "We know that we already have many football fans in Germany. However, we also want to get more and more people excited about the sport – and not only about tackle football, but also flag football, which will be an Olympic event from 2028. And so, over the next few days, we will have here lots of children, young people and people who have never held a football before, and we will simply introduce them to the game." 12. CHILDREN PLAYING FLAG FOOTBALL 13. PICTURE OF INDIANAPOLIS COLTS QUARTERBACK KEDON SLOVIS ON WALL 14. "NFL" LETTERS IN FRONT OF BRANDENBURG GATE STORY: The NFL Experience in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin opened to the public on Thursday (November 6), transforming the city's most recognisable landmark into a football field. Berliners of all ages and levels of football experience are invited to take part in hands-on activities over the weekend. “Over the next few days, we will have here lots of children, young people and people who have never held a football before, and we will simply introduce them to the game,” Alexander Steinforth, the general manager of NFL Germany, told Reuters TV. Germany is the NFL’s largest growth market outside North America, noted Steinforth. “We have over 20 million fans here in Germany and keep on growing,” he said. “The passion from the fans over here is really unique”. As many children were trying their hand at flag football, the NFL fever was growing in German capital, where the Indianapolis Colts will play against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday (November 9) at the Olympic Stadium. (Production: Martin Schlicht, Natascha Koch, Daria Shamonova)
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