The Steelers played the Chicago Bears in a pre-season game at Croke Park in July 1997, and while GAA headquarters and the Aviva Stadium have both hosted college American Football matches over the years, this will be the first regular season NFL fixture to take place in Ireland.

Dublin will host Ireland’s first NFL regular-season game when the Pittsburgh Steelers play at Croke Park in 2025, the league announced Friday, two days before the Chiefs and Eagles meet in the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

The NFL confirmed on Friday the eagerly awaited news that a regular season game will be hosted in Croke Park, Dublin in 2025

The NFL have confirmed that a regular-season game in the world’s biggest sports league will take place in Croke Park this autumn.

The NFL will host its first regular-season game in Dublin in 2025, it was confirmed today, with the Pittsburgh Steelers set to take on as yet unconfirmed opponents in the autumn.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be the host team at Dublin's Croke Park. Dublin will be one of two new cities to host regular season games next season with a fixture in Madrid previously announced.

The National Football League will play its first-ever regular season game in Dublin, Ireland in 2025, the league announced on Friday, and the Pittsburgh Steelers will play as the designated team in the historic game.

The Steelers have long been expected to be part of the NFL's first regular season game in Ireland and their participation became official on Friday.