Paul Tagliabue has been the Commissioner of the National Football League since many years and was recently named the most influential man in Sports by Newsweek.

In an exclusive web62.com video interview Paul Tagliabue had talked about the fascination of Football and being with the NFL.

Paul Tagliabue NFL Commissioner in Cologne

NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue had been the most influential man in Sports in 2001 according to Sporting News.

In 1989 he took over and huge growth was seen since then with a big boost brought by the deal with Fox Sports, which led also to a younger audience, as explained by Senior Vice president International, Doug Quinn on video. Real Video

Teams worth more than a billion Dollar, partners like AOL or a Super Bowl with Britney, Aerosmith and U2, a World Bowl with Coolio and one of the best sites on the Internet are other facts, that indicate, how close the NFL is in touch with today.

Managing the NFL during this difficult media age is certainly not easy besides coordinating the interests of highly qualified team owners.

Paul Tagliabue @ Rhein Fire 2002 Real Videos:

NFL International - NFL Europe outlook - the German legend - Part 1

10 years - more teams - TV Part 2

European contributions Part 3

Players & Leagues Part 4

Not too long ago someone had said unofficially, that the NFL has gained more influence than the White House.

In 2000 NBC had explored the complexity of a mini NFL called XFL, which had gone bust with even most`staff nicked from the NFL Europe.

Meanwhile it is a dream for many kids to become an NFL player after a Jack Reader has launched the very first Super Bowl when no one had expected the size and impact of today.

Perhaps the NFL Europe could grow into a fully competitive League with big teams and a real season, so that transcontinental competitions with a meaning like in soccer might become a perspective for tomorrow.

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