NFL teams up with north London college to spot British talent

Sports scholarships in US will be on offer via academy at Barnet and Southgate college

Lucrative sports scholarships to US universities are among the potential prizes on offer from a new partnership between the US’s National Football League (NFL) and a further education college in north London.

After decades of mixed success in building a British fanbase for American football – including regular NFL games at Wembley stadium and a short-lived European league – the NFL’s latest move is to use London as a recruiting pool for talent.

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from NFL | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2YkBmN1