The NFL has scheduled regular season games in Germany since 2022. Referee Shawn Hochuli is helping grow the league’s popularity in the country.

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NFL referee stuns fans by calling penalty in German during Giants-Panthers’ game in Germany

When calling a false start penalty against Carolina on Sunday during its international clash against the Giants at Allianz Arena, referee Shawn Hochuli issued the call in German before reciting it in English.

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NFL referee dazzles Giants-Panthers commentators by calling penalty in German during Munich game

The refs clearly studied some German on the plane ride there

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NFL ref Shawn Hochuli shocks as he calls penalty in German during game between Panthers and Giants

Shawn Hochuli surprised fans by speaking German at the 2024 NFL Munich Game, just like his dad, legendary ref Ed Hochuli, did in Spanish at the NFL's first game in Mexico.

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A Hochuli tradition: Referee Shawn Hochuli calls German penalty, as father did in Spanish

International NFL fans went wild when official Shawn Hochuli announced a penalty in German during the Giants-Panthers game in Munich.

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Shawn Hochuli announces penalty in German during NFL game in Munich

Audiences were astounded today to hear an NFL ref speaking German on the field.

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Fans React After NFL Referee Calls Penalty in Perfect German

Watch as NFL referee Shawn Hochuli shows off his German linguistic skills on an offside call during a game in Munich between the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers.

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NFL ref Shawn Hochuli makes penalty call in German during game in Munich

Carolina Panthers will play against the New York Giants on Sunday, November 10 in Munich, Germany.

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Panthers hold community events ahead of international game against Giants in Germany

For a long time it looked like it would be a one-sided match - but in the end Carolina and New York put on a football thriller in Munich. The next game in Germany could take place somewhere else.

Es sieht lange nach einer einseitigen Partie aus – am Ende aber zeigen Carolina und New York einen Football-Thriller in München. Das nächste Spiel in Deutschland könnte woanders stattfinden.

Carolina Panthers besiegen New York Giants bei NFL-Spiel in München

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Carolina Panthers defeat New York Giants at NFL game in Munich

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Shawn Hochuli is fully embracing the NFL's international efforts. While officiating a game between the New York Giants and the Carolina Panthers in Munich, Germany on Sunday, the veteran referee surprised everyone when he started calling penalties in the country's native language.The crowd — along with broadcasters Rich Eisen and Kurt Warner — went wild as he announced a false start ("ein Fehlstart") on Carolina."Look at Shawn Hochuli, hooked on…

NFL referee stuns fans by calling penalty in German during Giants-Panthers’ game in Germany

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