US EditionFive Facts About Real Madrid’s Bernabéu Stadium Ahead of NFL Debut
The NFL’s first regular-season game in Spain will be held at the renovated Santiago Bernabéu, seating over 80,000 fans, as part of its 2025 international expansion.
- On Sunday November 16th 2025, the National Football League staged its first regular-season game in Spain between the Washington Commanders and Miami Dolphins at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
- The NFL put the matchup on its 2025 international slate to expand into new European markets and tap the Spanish-speaking market, while the City of Madrid positioned the match to showcase the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium as a year-round, multiuse venue.
- Engineers at the Bernabéu modified the pitch by removing front rows to extend the playing surface and installed a hypogeum turf system with LED turf lights and updated exterior branding.
- Both teams had been in Madrid for several days preparing, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium is tipped to sell out, and the City of Madrid estimate €16,000,000 in revenue.
- Longer term, the project aims to raise commercial revenue after the Bernabéu redevelopment included a reported investment of about €1.3 billion and loans near €1.2 billion, with stadium revenue rising 38%.
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The Miami Dolphins won the victory against the Washington Commanders in the Santiago Bernabéu, in a historic NFL duel in Spain.
By TALES AZZONI MADRID (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell praised this year's series of international games. On Sunday, he said the league plans to return to Spain and will continue to explore other potential markets. Goodell spoke before the Washington Commanders faced the Miami Dolphins at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the seventh — and final — international game of the season, the most in a single year for the NFL as it contin…
By TALES AZZONI MADRID (AP) — The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium looked very different on Sunday, with hordes of fans wearing NFL jerseys instead of the usual white Real Madrid shirts typically seen on a soccer match day. The Miami Dolphins will face the Washington Commanders this Sunday at the Bernabéu for the NFL's first regular-season game in Spain. It will be the seventh — and final — international game of the season, the most in a single year fo…
The NFL continues to expand its borders. The framework of the international games of the 2025-26 season, the most important American football league worldwide moved to the city of Madrid to celebrate the match between Miami Dolphins and Washington Commanders, for week 11.This initiative reaches the Spanish capital after having successfully lived several experiences along the orb. For example, this campaign was inaugurated with a match between th…
Santiago Bernabeu Stadium details: Capacity, history, more to know about Spain venue hosting Commanders vs. Dolphins
When Spain hosts its first ever NFL game on Sunday, the backdrop will be Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Here’s everything you need to know about the venue.
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