Fellow sex symbols of the current era, they're free with their affection in a way that makes you want to hold your best male friend a little closer. Here they are, two dudes who love cooking, pilates and swanning around Italy (separately, for now at least). While unexpected, the Styles and Tucci friendship is a bromance for the ages. The sounds of “ Late Night Talking” over the plating-up of an expertly seasoned risotto feels like a missed opportunity for a music video. For Tucci, it seems like he's a longtime fan of Styles' music, based on his post-BRITs Instagram post where he said he listens to “this man’s music every day whilst cooking”. How did it start? Is it a months-long burgeoning relationship, or did Harry Styles enjoy a bowl of linguini one afternoon at Stanley Tucci's and that was that?There's no trace of their friendship on the internet prior to Saturday night's BRITs, but perhaps Styles, like the rest of us, got hooked on Tucci's deeply erotic cocktail masterclasses on Instagram, enthralled by the raw magnetism exuded while crafting a negroni. To wit, then, even with many leagues (Serie A, La Liga) playing SuperCups abroad, or staging an occasional regular season game in another country (the NBA), the NFL’s commitment to growing their audience internationally stands alone among American sports leagues, and the league looks increasingly well-positioned to reap the rewards.Like stumbling across videos of unlikely animal BFFs, there's something painfully cute and slightly confusing about the pair's friendship. Interest in our game globally is at an all-time high, and we look forward to returning to the UK and Germany in 2023 with some of the most iconic clubs and stars in the NFL.” “We know how important live regular season games are to our passionate global fans and we thank our clubs for their strong, long-term commitment to this important initiative. “Growing the league and our sport internationally is a major strategic priority for the NFL, and we are excited to again be playing five games outside of the United States in 2023,” said Peter O’Reilly, NFL Executive Vice President, Club Business, Major Events & International. With November’s game being the most-viewed in Germany behind only the Super Bowl, there is plenty of potential in the country, and the experience of adding another live game to the upcoming season is a natural step. Nearly 70,000 fans packed Munich’s Allianz Arena on that occasion, and the league hopes that figure can continue to grow, both in terms of fans in the stadiums, and in rights deals, which, while lucrative domestically, still have room to grow internationally. On the continent, the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots both will play in Germany, with Munich and Frankfurt tipped as likely destinations following a dramatic affair between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks in November. The league, with a sharp promo video starring Tottenham Hotspur and England star Harry Kane, has announced that London will play host to both the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans, with the Jacksonville Jaguars also continuing their multi-year commitment to play in England, with owner Shahid Khan’s side again taking the pitch at Wembley Stadium. Mexico City, of course, remains high on the league’s list of priorities as a target market, but with renovations underway at the Mexican capital’s Azteca ahead of the World Cup, there is no host venue suitable. The last of these was an unqualified success for the league, Germany long demonstrated an appetite for American football, and to that end, the league has announced its plans for the 2023 season, with five matches set to be played in Europe later this year. In the recently concluded 2022 season, the league again played matches in London and Mexico City, but also added Germany to the list of foreign countries where it has played matches. It’s no secret that the NFL, already far and away the biggest league in North America from the perspectives of financial clout and fandom, has ambitious plans for furthering its global reach.
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