Rouven Kasper: 'Creating great moments together'

Representatives of FC Bayern and the National Football League (NFL) were welcomed at the Bavarian State Chancellery on Friday evening. Ahead of Sunday’s 2026 NFL Munich Game between the New England Patriots and the Detroit Lions, Rouven Kasper (FC Bayern Board Member for Marketing and Sales), Roger Goodell (NFL Commissioner), Dr James Miller (US Consul General), Dr Florian Herrmann (Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery) and Kathrin Abele (City Councillor for the City of Munich) talked about the longstanding and successful partnership between FC Bayern, the NFL and the City of Munich.

One of the key points was the outstanding conditions FC Bayern offers the NFL teams, including access to the training facilities at Säbener Straße and the FC Bayern Campus.

In his address, Rouven Kasper referred to the world record for the highest ever converted field goal the New England Patriots set together with FC Bayern on the Jungfrauenhoch in the Swiss Alps in September (all the info). “It’s a powerful image of togetherness: different backgrounds, different traditions and a shared goal we can only achieve together. That’s what sport is all about: special moments are created when people from different countries, sports and fan communities get together, share a vision, join forces and succeed together.”

Rouven Kasper looked back on the two previous NFL matches at the Allianz Arena, both featuring an outstanding atmosphere. “It was one of the greatest [American] football experiences I’ve ever had. It says a lot for 23 years in the league and for a regular-season game,” NFL legend Tom Brady had said after the first NFL match in Munich in 2022. “These were more than sporting highlights. These events show what happens when fan communities approach each other with curiosity and enthusiasm,” said Rouven Kasper.

The 2026 NFL Munich Game will be the third regular-season NFL match at the Allianz Arena. Munich, the Free State of Bavaria and FC Bayern have once again demonstrated their ability to host top-class international sport.

“As the world’s largest sports club, we at FC Bayern don’t just want to take it one match at a time, we also want to create great shared moments and encounters and build bridges through them. Together, we want to show how sport can move and inspire people – no matter where they’re from, what they believe in or whom they love,” said Rouven Kasper.