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NFL expands commitment to international games, may play outside UK

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell exits the Manhattan Federal Courthouse in New York, August 31, 2015. …

(Reuters) - NFL owners voted on Wednesday to extend the league's commitment to play international regular-season games through 2025, including the option to play outside of the United Kingdom beginning next season.

The resolution, ratified during a one-day owners' meeting in New York, broadens a 2011 agreement that permitted the NFL to schedule games at London's Wembley Stadium through 2016.

"This marks an important step in our long-term international growth," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.