Many will wish to see the NFL games being played abroad and especially London fans. Well, their dream may come true as in a short distance future, each NFL team will have a chance to participate in abroad match in a season.

The NFL claimed that it has been accorded the privilege of staging three NFL games in three years as from next year at the London’s Twickenham Stadium. This is the main English rugby union for men stadium. This marks an initial beginning with more matches expected to be staged in the stadium in coming years.

This comes barely two week after NFL claimed that it had acquired a deal that would see two matches being played in Wembley Stadium up to 2020. This is however expected to accrue another five years in the deal.

This means that about 31% of the NFL will be played abroad with a game played at the Twickenham in 2018. Jacksonville Jaguars who are owned by Shahid Khan who also owns Championship side Fulham will see their games being played in London up to 2020.

The aspect of expanding the NFL game is not done yet as next year the league will stage a game in Mexico City. Reports from a Spanish sports newspaper AS claim that 2017 and 2018 will see a NFL game being played in the City each season. Roger Goodell also claimed that there is a possibility that a game will be staged in Germany which was considered the first priority market for the league. Elsewhere, Brazil is believed to host the Pro Bowl in 2017.

Among Basketball, Hockey, Baseball and Football which are considered the top four games in the Americans, its only football which has the least exposure in the international level and this explains why the NFL is so aggressive in staging what it has in store at the international level.

The saturated aspect of NFL has showcased that a foreigner can’t be a diehard fan once in the Americans but the league will have to go an extra mile in forcing itself in the international market to win the loyalty of foreign based fans and staging matches abroad is seen as the best way to oversee this.

The Houston Texas have decided to do away with one of their own Ryan Mallett and decided to end his contract instantly. Mallet has been a fan of lateness for training and even games. Lately, he missed the team’s charter flight for the game with a traffic excuse which would later be claimed to be a stale excuse. He was at one time late for training and claimed that it was his clock that had broken.However, the team decided not to condone his excuses and eradicate him from the team on Tuesday.

However, his released has a backup as NFL media reporter Rand Getlin claimed that the Texans has incorporated T.J. Yates in their squad. Yates has been finding his footing in the Texans play and had been in the starting lineup for their last two preseason victories. He provides a good cover for Brian Hoyer who is out for the rest of the season.

Nonetheless, Mallett may not be missed much by the team and fans. Texans signed the former New England Patriot as a free agent last season. He only started in two games in the 2014 season and later suffered a pectoral muscle injury. On his return, he couldn’t displace Brian Hoyer in the starting lineup. He however started in his team’sunappealing loss to Kansas City in week 1.

Ironically, he was at the starting berth for the team in four occasions only and portrayed a worse start in the entire league. The team heads were fed up with him and his last blow was when he missed the team’s flight on Saturday.

According to the Houston Chronicles, Mallett was to be released over the weekend by O’Brien only for general manager Rick Smith to prevent this having in mind that the team had only Hoyer as the lone quarterback during the Sunday’s game in Miami where the team was trailing 41-0 by half time.

Mallett now is a free agent. It is yet to be enticing to see if another team will offer him a chance to redeem himself after a boring time with the Texans. Nonetheless, he will have to wait until the preseason until he acquires a job.

A day has dawned for Sportradar, a renowned sports data provider after the firm announced that it has been accorded a major outlay by the Revolution Growth, a company that is based in Washington and spearheaded by Ted Leonsis worth $44 million.

The funding to the Revolution Growth can be attributed by the efforts of various sports legends including the owner and NBA former superstar Michael Jordan. He was backed up by Dallas Mavericks NBA’s club owner Mark Cuban for the contribution round.

These are not the only main fund raisers of the Revolution growth as Sportradar heads have claimed that both Jordan and Cuban enters a long list of all sports stars and together with Capitals (NHL) and Leonsis owner of the Washington Wizards (NBA) would form a ‘Sportradar US Advisory Board’.

The data provider firm said that the main aim of the formed advisory board would revolve around play a major role in the process of making the foundation known by many as well as making sure that they help the foundation in development as it ventures in the anticipated US sport market. This comes as Sportradar took a precautious move of in attempt to expand its market in indulging in various associations with NHL, NFL as well as NASCAR.

During the investment process, Ted Leonsis claimed that the Sportradar is at the fore front in trying to compliment the main roles that is played by the data itself in attempt to come up with fresh and inventive contents as well as products that would be appealing to the larger public.

He continued to say that the firm has incorporated a very high sophisticated technology that brings development which comes along with a fast, reliable data feeds. This will enable Sportradar to increase its boundaries as it picks up the best place in the multi-billion dollar international sports market.

At the same time, Founder and CEO of Sportradar Carsten Koerl claimed that he was eager to associate with Revolution Growth as they try to initiate one of the best minds in both sports and technology in expanding the products they offer. This will be crucial as they try to incorporate new offerings that would be used in the sporting arena in the near future.

It was a sad moments for the whole UCLA fraternity following the loss of star player Dave Meyer on Friday at his home in Temecula, Calif. aged 62. Meyer was part of the team that won the 1975 NCAA under mentorship of Coach John Wooden. He passed on after a short battle with cancer.

In his final season with UCLA the 6-foot-8 topped the score board for the team with 18.3 points and 7.9 rebounds a game. That season the Bruins recorded 28-3 winning margin. In a final showdown game pitying UCLA and Kentucky in San Diego, Meyer recorded a stunning 24 points with 11 rebounds as he propelled his team to a convincing 92-85 win.

He achieved the second best overall pick fate after the Lakers conducted the pools. He only came second to David Thompson who hailed from North Carolina State. He played for Atlanta Hawks by then but would later sign with Virginia Squires from an opponent ABA.

After being drafted in the new squad, Meyers became a man to watch in the league. He played alongside prominent professionals of that time such as Brian Winters, Junior Bridgeman as well as Elmore Smith. The four were later traded to Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Abdul-Jabbar one of the historical legend NFL player who had three MVP awards to his name during the transfer as well as Walt Wesley.

After moving to Milwaukee, Meyers continued with his amazing form and averaged 11.2 points as well as 6.3 rebounds per game. Nonetheless, he would later retire from NBA four seasons later.

David William Meyers was born on the 21^st day of April in 1953 in San Diego. He has left behind a wife Linda with who has been married to for the last four decades. The two were blessed with two children, a daughter Crystal; and a son, Sean. He leaves his mother, Pat as well as three of his brothers Bobby, Jeff and Mark. He has five sisters namely; Cathy Meyers, Coleen Lindsey, Ann Meyers Drysdale, Susan Meyers and Patty Meyers.

His sister Ann Meyers Drysdale followed his footsteps and in 1993, she was incorporated in the Basketball Hall of Fame as she played for UCLA women team.

Critics have been raised by the officiating of veteran referee Jeff Triplett who of late has been on the stand front in controversies and mistaken calls. This was evident on Sunday when he took charge of the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions game. It is in this game that careless mistakes, mind boggling dullness, absence minded on the pitch and explanation mess ups were evident by the NFL referee. He seemed to be a new student to the NFL rulebook which each football player has to his fingertips.

This time he failed to be contented and focused in the game when he made an insignificant call towards the end of first half. This happened when he called for a 15-yard penalty following the running back of Demaryius Thomas on a two yard splint after being hit by Peyton Manning. According to the NFL rule, the touchdown would be accounted for with the penalty being assessed at kickoff. However, this was not the case with Jeff Triplett.

Pointing at the penalty, he had a conversation with the Lions bench which prompted him turn it from a 33-yard XP to a 48-yarder which definitely goes against the law. It would be later corrected by one of the Triplett officials with the dead-ball penalty which comes after a touchdown being assessed at the kickoff.

The rule as per NFL says that if any player conducts unsportsmanlike conduct or any foul when the opponents are making a down, a penalty should be imposed on the subsequent free kick. However, this rule gives the scoring team a disadvantage as the touchdown would be eradicated and a 20 yard penalty accorded. This may be missed and the team misses the deserved points. Arguments have been raised that the penalty should be accorded as extra points.

Despite his repeated mistakes, Jeff Triplett has gained trust from the NFL and has been the stand out man to take the center stage on various high profile matches like the upcoming SNF contest that would see Peyton Manning feature.

However, with a review revealing that Thomas down was indeed a scuffle, not many would expect the veteran referee be called upon into action in any high profile match.