Tottenham Hotspur's new ground shown to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after announcing they will host American Football matches: 'The stadium is clearly going to be a world-class venue'

Daily Mail | October 30, 2017

Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium was given a visit by Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the NFL, on Monday.

He was joined by the club's chairman, Daniel Levy, who took the American Football chief on a guided tour of the new 61,500-seater ground, which is set to open next season.

Goodell also brought along NFL executive vice president Mark Waller as he took in the progress at the stadium in north London.

Roger Goodell (second left) was given a tour of Tottenham's new stadium by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy (middle)

Spurs and the NFL have an agreement to host matches at the new stadium over the next 10 years, starting in 2018

The under construction new Tottenham Hotspur stadium is scheduled to be opened for the start of the 2018-19 season

Work has been ramped up since Spurs moved out of their traditional White Hart Lane home at the end of last season

Goodell and NFL officials are shown the stadium on Monday following the match at Twickenham last weekend

Tottenham and the NFL have a 10-year agreement to stage International Series matches at the stadium starting in 2018, and Goodell was impressed by what he saw.