Die Gerüchte verdichten sich das England das Rennen um das erste Pre Season game der NFL in Europa machen wird, denn die NFL ist auf 7 wöchige Promo Tour nach England gereist. Bereits am Freitag reiste eine Cheerleader Delegation auf die Insel um dort Werbung zu machen. Am Samstag gab es dann noch einen Auftritt in der Halbzeit beim Spiel Bolton Wanderers – Westham United und am folgenden Sonntag Auftritte an zwei Unis mit anschließenden Autogrammstunden etc.. Hier noch der betreffende Abschnitt von der Siete der Philadelphia Eagles.

The Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders departed Friday for Manchester, England to represent the National Football League as part of a seven-week promotional tour of the United Kingdom. Twelve Eagles Cheerleaders have been selected to spend two days performing at venues around the UK to promote the NFL. NFL owners recently voted to play two regular season games per year outside the United States, starting in 2007, with a strong possibility that the UK will be the venue for one of the first of those games.

“We are happy to assist the NFL in our efforts to expand internationally,” said Jeffrey Lurie, Chairman and CEO of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Invited by the NFL’s UK office, based in London, the cheerleaders will perform on Saturday at halftime during the Bolton Wanderers vs. West Ham United Premiership soccer match. On Sunday, the squad will then split into two groups and travel to Liverpool John Moores University and Bath University as part of the Coors NFL Student Tour. During the university visits, the cheerleaders will perform a few routines and meet students for photos and poster signings. In addition, a number of other public relations and radio appearances have been planned.