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Rush to Frankfurt NFL games: sold out in minutes
The tickets for the second football game in Frankfurt are gone within minutes. photo
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The NFL continues to boom in Germany. The tickets for the second football game in Frankfurt are gone within minutes. The Germany boss speaks of “insane demand”.
Tickets for the second NFL game in Frankfurt were once again sold out within a few minutes. The tickets for the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots were sold out shortly after the start of sales at 12:00 p.m.
“Fans have tried to buy tickets on more than three million devices. Of course there are also fans who have dialed in with several devices to increase the chances. Nevertheless, there is an insane demand,” said the Germany boss US professional league NFL, Alexander Steinforth, the German Press Agency. Exact figures are not expected for the next few days.
Tickets are already being offered for resale on the Internet at exorbitant prices. Depending on the category, a ticket normally costs between 75 and 225 euros.
American football is booming in Germany
Tickets for the first Frankfurt game between the Miami Dolphins and Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on November 5 were gone within minutes. The sport is booming in Germany. According to the organizers, they were able to sell three million tickets for the German premiere last November in Munich.
“Back then, we had already sensed an unbelievable anticipation among the people, which was then also reflected in their interest in tickets. But we notice that we have made a big leap in terms of demand,” said Steinforth, also pointing to one Change in ticket sales: “Due to the enormous demand, we have reduced the number of tickets per buyer. We have gone from six to four.”