The global appetite for the NFL has been growing ¡°very, very rapidly,¡± executive Peter O¡¯Reilly said last week, with the league gearing up for a season that will feature a record nine games outside the United States, including debuts in Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro ?and Paris.

London, Madrid, Munich and Mexico City will also host regular-season games this year.

¡°Every market ?we go ?to, we¡¯re seeing that growth,¡± said O¡¯Reilly, the NFL executive vice president ?of club business, major events and international, in an interview with Reuters.