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Wembley sold: What does it mean for England and an NFL team based in London?

Wembley sold: What does it mean for England and an NFL team based in London?

News of The FA's plan to sell Wembley to Fulham owner Shahid Khan is a game changer.

Khan, who also owns National Football League side Jacksonville Jaguars, is expected to move the NFL franchise to London where it would become the first outside the United States.

But how soon can we expect things to change? That's what talkSPORT asked The Sun's Martin Lipton, who broke the story of the mega £1billion sale on Thursday afternoon.

The questions in need of answering included what the plan meant for Tottenham, whose new stadium is expected to host NFL games, as well as whether or not England's national side will travel around the country in addition to how much funding there will be at grassroots level.

Writing in , Martin explained the NFL have funded part of the cost of the new Spurs stadium at White Hart Lane.

"Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy signed a 10-year deal to play two NFL matches per season at the new stadium last year," he wrote. "Separate NFL-sized dressing rooms are being built in the East Stand of the 62,000-capacity ground and the grass pitch will be rolled out to allow NFL matches (and concerts) to take place on the artificial turf below. 

"Whether this means more games in London in addition to Jacksonville’s home matches is less clear but Levy will have signed a deal with cast-iron financial guarantees."

Regarding any immediate changes, it is understood the FA Cup final in May will still be played at Wembley, as will England’s World Cup warm-up game with Nigeria on 2 June.

Listen to Martin, discuss the story in full on talkSPORT's Hawksbee Rushden and Jacobs show above.

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