Sports Illustrated Weekly

Big in Japan: How a Lettuce Farmer Helped Take the NFL Global

The NFL regular season is nearly upon us and football-mad America is primed for another season of its favorite sport. But have you ever wondered which country outside the US is second-best at American football? It’s not Canada or the UK. Senior producer <a href="https://twitter.com/HarrySwartout">Harry Swartout</a> has the surprising answer – which traces all the way back to a big international game in the 70s and includes no small amount of booze-fueled hijinks. Follow <a data-remove-tab-index="true" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-stringify-link="https://twitter.com/Podcasts_SI" href="https://twitter.com/Podcasts_SI">@podcasts_si</a> | <a data-remove-tab-index="true" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-stringify-link="https://twitter.com/JohnGonzalez" href="https://twitter.com/JohnGonzalez">@JohnGonzalez</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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