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Packers vs. Eagles in Brazil: Why can't the teams wear green? What to know about the rule

The second NFL game of the 2024 season takes place Friday, between the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles. But it will look a bit different -- literally -- as neither team will be allowed to wear the color green.

Yes, you read that right.

That's because Brazilian soccer club Corinthians -- the team turning NeoQuimica Arena in San Paolo for the first NFL game to be played in South America -- dislikes anything green so much that its executives tried to paint the field black about a decade ago.

Players can be fined if they are spotted wearing clothes or shoes of that color, and sponsors need to adapt if they want to be associated with a club that has more than 35 million fans.