NFL International Series

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series of National Football League games sports event series

The NFL International Series is a set of regular-season National Football League games played outside the United States, primarily designed to expand the league’s global fan base and market presence.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
NFL International Series games	3
NFL International Series canonical	2
NFL London Games	2
NFL Germany Games	1
NFL International	1
NFL Mexico Game	1
NFL games in Germany	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T102319 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NFL International Series
Context triple: [National Football League, governs, NFL International Series]

A. National Football League
The National Football League is the premier professional American football league in the United States, consisting of 32 teams that compete annually for the Super Bowl championship.
B. AFC
The AFC (American Football Conference) is one of the two conferences that make up the National Football League, comprising 16 teams that compete for a spot in the Super Bowl.
C. American Football League
The American Football League was a major professional football league that operated from 1960 to 1969 and rivaled the NFL before the two leagues merged.
D. College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff is the postseason system that determines the national champion of top-tier U.S. college football through a bracket-style tournament of elite teams.
E. AFC playoffs
The AFC playoffs are the National Football League’s postseason tournament that determines which American Football Conference team advances to the Super Bowl.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NFL International Series
Target entity description: The NFL International Series is a set of regular-season National Football League games played outside the United States, primarily designed to expand the league’s global fan base and market presence.

A. National Football League
The National Football League is the premier professional American football league in the United States, consisting of 32 teams that compete annually for the Super Bowl championship.
B. NFL playoffs
The NFL playoffs are the National Football League’s postseason elimination tournament that determines which teams advance to and ultimately compete in the Super Bowl.
C. AFC
The AFC (American Football Conference) is one of the two conferences that make up the National Football League, comprising 16 teams that compete for a spot in the Super Bowl.
D. American Football League
The American Football League was a major professional football league that operated from 1960 to 1969 and rivaled the NFL before the two leagues merged.
E. College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff is the postseason system that determines the national champion of top-tier U.S. college football through a bracket-style tournament of elite teams.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	series of National Football League games ⓘ sports event series ⓘ
broadcastScope	international ⓘ
competitionFormat	regular-season NFL games ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
feature	neutral-site regular-season games ⓘ use of NFL home games moved abroad ⓘ
firstGameLocation	Wembley Stadium ⓘ
firstGameType	regular-season game ⓘ
firstGameYear	2007 ⓘ
governedByRules	NFL rules ⓘ
governingBody	NFL International department ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasPart	NFL London Games ⓘ linked to: NFL International Series NFL games in Germany ⓘ linked to: NFL International Series NFL games in Mexico City ⓘ
homeTeamDesignation	one team designated as home team abroad ⓘ
inception	2007 ⓘ
league	National Football League ⓘ
location	Frankfurt am Main ⓘ Germany ⓘ London ⓘ linked to: London, England Mexico ⓘ Mexico City ⓘ Munich ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
marketStrategy	international expansion of American football ⓘ
mediaCoverage	radio ⓘ streaming ⓘ television ⓘ
notableFeature	first NFL regular-season game outside North America was part of the series ⓘ
organizer	National Football League ⓘ
primaryAudience	international NFL fans ⓘ potential new NFL markets ⓘ
purpose	expand NFL global fan base ⓘ expand NFL international market presence ⓘ
relatedTo	NFL Germany Games ⓘ linked to: NFL International Series NFL London Games ⓘ linked to: NFL International Series NFL Mexico Game ⓘ linked to: NFL International Series
sponsor	various commercial partners ⓘ
sport	American football ⓘ
teamParticipation	NFL franchises ⓘ
ticketType	public ticket sales ⓘ
typicalSeasonTiming	NFL regular season ⓘ
venue	Allianz Arena ⓘ Deutsche Bank Park ⓘ Estadio Azteca ⓘ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ⓘ Wembley Stadium ⓘ

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