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How the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB are growing international fandom—behind the marketing and sponsorships

This globetrotting slate of international games is not a sudden trend but the result of a gradual buildup over decades that’s now accelerating. (Illustration by Tam Nguyen/Ad Age)
September 26, 2023 09:00 AM

Boards, glass, nets and a Zamboni were among the rink-building items shipped by sea from Canada to Australia so that two NHL teams, the Arizona Coyotes and the Los Angeles Kings, could play a preseason exhibition series in a hockey arena built inside a tennis stadium.

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