Steelers raring to go in maiden Dublin game

Article posted by Coliseum, February 17^th, 2025

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The National Football League (NFL) has confirmed a first regular season fixture in Ireland.

‘msn’ stated that the NFL team Pittsburgh Steelers will be the host team at Dublin’s (capital of Ireland) Croke Park.

New York (US)-based the National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league composed of 32 teams divided equally between the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, US). The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference North Division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the seventh-oldest franchise in the NFL and the oldest franchise in the AFC. The 68,400-capacity Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh serves as their residence.

The 82,300-capacity Croke Park is a Gaelic games stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Named after Archbishop Thomas Croke it is referred to as Croker by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) fans and the locals. It serves as both the principal national stadium of Ireland and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organization focused primarily on promoting the indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball, and GAA rounders.

‘msn’ further stated that Dublin will be one of the three new Cities to host regular season games next season with fixtures in Madrid (Spain) and Berlin (Germany) previously announced.

The February 7th announcement comes two days after the NFL said there will be a game in Melbourne, Australia, in 2026.

Remarked Dan Rooney Jr, Pittsburgh Steeler Director of Business Development and Strategy, “The Steelers are excited and honored to play in the NFL’s first ever regular season game in Ireland. The Rooney family has deep ties to the island having emigrated from there in the 1800s eventually settling in Pittsburgh, PA, where my great grandfather went on and found our franchise in 1933. We’re excited to represent our hometown of Pittsburgh internationally and play in front of a growing number of Steelers fans abroad. The above announcement builds off our deep connections to the island and charts a path forward to what we feel is a very exciting future for the Steelers in Ireland.”

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