NFL breaks new ground as 100,000 set to pack MCG in Australia
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What happened
The growing popularity of American football in Australia will see the NFL play a regular-season game there for the first time when a sellout crowd packs into the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground.The apparent growing interest is driven by the popularity of flag football -- a fast-paced, five-a-side, non-contact version of the game.
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