MELBOURNE, Sept 4 : When the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers run onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a week's time, they will be the final pieces in a giant logistical puzzle that the National Football League has plotted for nearly two years as part of a greater mission to convert the world to American fo

Though the Rams have had marketing rights in Australia since 2021, the 49ers are the most popular team Down Under.

NFL executive Peter O'Reilly said the league has begun researching the possibility of holding a game in Japan in the near future.