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A second category encompasses regions of larger nations which have a history of autonomy. They may have already achieved a degree of self-governance (for example the autonomous communities of Spain including Catalonia, Galicia, and the Basque Country which usually play just one game a year, traditionally at Christmas), or be seeking it (like for example the French region of Brittany).
For the NFL London series, from 2014 to 2016 and in 2018 and 2021, one game aired outside of these agreements. In 2014, the selected game was streamed by Yahoo! Sports. [149] From 2015 to 2016 and in 2018 and 2021, the selected game was aired by NFL Network. [148] In 2017 and 2019, two NFL London Series games aired outside of these agreements.
For the 2015–16 season, the NBA scheduled two regular season games to be played outside the United States and Canada. The first game, between the Boston Celtics and the Sacramento Kings, was scheduled to be played on December 3, 2015, at the Mexico City Arena; the Celtics defeated the Kings 114–97. It marked the NBA's third regular-season ...
The Games of 1972 were held in Sapporo, Japan, the first time the Winter Games were held outside of Europe or North America. A total of 35 nations were represented, including the Philippines, the first appearance by a southeast Asian nation. [16] The Winter Games returned to Innsbruck, in 1976, with 37 participating nations. [17]
To date, major-league regular-season games have been contested in five countries outside of the United States and Canada: Australia (Sydney), Japan (Tokyo), Mexico (Mexico City and Monterrey), South Korea (Seoul), and the United Kingdom (London). The first MLB World Tour games (as they are now known) were contested in Mexico in 1996 and 1999.
The American Bowl was a series of NFL pre-season exhibition games that were held at sites outside the United States between 1986 and 2005. The league started the American Bowl series in 1986 primarily to promote American football in other countries.
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Throughout the history of the National Hockey League (NHL), there has been a long-standing tradition of international games played by NHL teams.The following is a list of games played by NHL teams against other NHL teams and non-NHL teams outside the United States and Canada, as well games played by NHL teams in the United States and Canada against non-North American teams.