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A Different Kind of ‘Footy’ at the MCG: 1st NFL Game Brings Economic Boost to Melbourne

More than 151,000 people registered interest, and the cheapest seats sold out almost immediately as fans faced long waits and higher-priced options.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The first National Football League game to be played in Australia in September is already proving to be an economic boost for Melbourne and the rest of Victoria state. The Los Angeles Rams are scheduled to play the San Francisco 49ers mid-morning local time on Friday, Sept. 11. With the time difference that makes it a Thursday night game back in the U.S. Tickets went on sale Wednesday for the game at the 100,000-capac…

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A different kind of 'footy' at the MCG: 1st NFL game brings economic boost to Melbourne

The first National Football League game to be played in Australia in September is already proving to be an economic boost for Melbourne and the rest of Victoria state.

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