The agreement was signed during the government of President Duílio Monteiro Alves, in December; the match will take place this Friday
After years spent dreaming about the possibility of hosting a National Football League (NFL)Brazil receives Philadelphia Eagles AND Green Bay Packers this Friday, the 6th, in what will be the first game of the championship in the southern hemisphere. In December 2023, the Neo Química Arena was announced as the home of American football, but several factors led to the choice of the stadium, among those of the competition. , both from São Paulo and Rio.
Over the past year, the NFL, together with the city of São Paulo, has made a series of visits to MorumBis, Allianz Parque, Neo Química Arena and Maracanã, to determine which stadium would be ideal to host the championship game of the Brazilian country. that was the goal of the international expansion of American football. At the time of the signing of the agreement, still under the Duílio Monteiro Alves administration, representatives of the NFL, the city hall and Corinthians discussed the factors that led to this choice.
The proximity of the Neo Química Arena to the Corinthians-Itaquera metro station was an advantage. Compared to the other stadiums in São Paulo in the running, the Corinthian stadium had the best design in terms of public transportation and urban mobility.
It will take four days to finalize the preparations for the match and deliver the stadium on September 5, the day before the match. All expenses are covered and are paid by the NFL, which will pay approximately $750,000 to use the facilities on September 6. The date was chosen manually, as Corinthians will not need to use the stadium due to the FIFA date.
The Eagles and Packers will arrive in Brazil on Wednesday and will train on Thursday, the day before the game. The Philadelphia franchise will work on the field, while Green Bay will work with Corinthians coach Joaquim Grava. The NFL is preparing a series of activities in the city next week, until Sunday, and will also work to have the stadium ready for the game.
The Neo Química Arena will be the Corinthians Arena
When Augusto Melo won the election, the president tried to understand, together with the NFL, the clauses and specifics of the contract. At the time, it was agreed that the naming rights of the stadium would not be disclosed by the league, as well as any other commercial actions undertaken by Corinthians. It was offered to Hypera Pharma, the stadium rights holder, that the brand pay an additional amount so that it could display “Neo Química” in NFL advertisements, but it was rejected.
This is the rule for international NFL games, which this year will also be held in England and Germany. The contract signed between the league and Corinthians provides for the stadium to be given for use during the week of the game, which will start in practice on Monday 2. The league, however, cannot reach another agreement on naming rights. In practice, the stadium is once again simply called Arena Corinthians, a name it had until September 2020.
No green color
A week before the first match of the National Football League (NFL) in Brazil, the Philadelphia Eaglesguest of the match at the Neo Química Arena, revealed the uniform he will wear in the clash Green Bay Packers. The franchise, which has green as its predominant color, will use an unprecedented combination of black and white. The uniform will still feature green details, but black will be predominant. “You’ve never seen this combination,” the Philadelphia franchise wrote on its social media.
The Eagles and the Packers adopt green as the main color in their uniforms and logos. Corinthians, owner of the stadium, ‘hates’ the color, however, due to the rivalry with Palmeiras. At the Neo Química Arena, except for the grass, there is no talk of color. The change of the franchise’s uniform comes after the ‘informal’ requests of Augusto Melo, president of Corinthians, and the controversies that have involved the players of the American football team.
The jersey will be white, with only the numbers in shades of green. The pants and helmet will be black, with white details. In the regular season, at home games in the United States, the Philadelphia Eagles usually wear their primary uniform, in which green predominates.
Corinthians would not have the decision-making power to order the Eagles to change uniforms for the game. The choice came from the franchise, after conversations between the parties, as informed by My Helmstill in April. The NFL also did not force the change on the part of the Eagles. The report of the State contacted the club about changing the uniform, who assured that there was no formal request for the adoption of black and white.
Source: Terra
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