The NFL fanbase is surging in sports-mad Australia. When a regular-season game kicks off for the first time Down Under on Friday a sellout crowd will pack the 100,000-plus capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to roar their enthusiasm.

Yes. That’s right. A traditional cricket ground in Australia’s second biggest city will host the Los Angeles Rams taking on the San Francisco 49ers as the NFL launches a record nine-game international schedule across four continents and ​seven countries.

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