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- Published on 29 August 2014
Tackling Tech: Catching a Deep Pass from the U.S.
In this week's column, Bob explains how NFL fans around the world stay connected to their favorite teams and league action in general.
Ludovic Boisseau is not your typical NFL follower. The longtime Patriots fan follows the team from his home in France in the soccer-dominated continent of Europe.
To foreign fans, that means none of the viewing staples we count on in the U.S. No NFL on broadcast TV, no DIRECTV-like satellite football package option and no attending the games – but plenty of sports bars overstuffed with soccer fans. An American football fan visiting Boisseau probably wouldn't make it through a single week of the NFL.