Eighty-four kids from Greater Manchester schools, who participate in the ‘EdStart’ program, were among the 85,870 Wembley crowd which shows that the future of the sport on these shores is in safe hands.

Greater Manchester primary school kids will make up nearly 100 of the 90,000 sold out NFL Wembley crowd this Sunday, courtesy of the partnership between the Jacksonville Jaguars and EdStart.

Manchester is known as a world renowned destination for football and so it proved once again – only this time it was of the American variety.

Budding American football stars of the future will descend on Manchester this weekend to contest the Jaguars Se7ens Cup – with the prize at stake an all-expenses trip to Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta early next year.

The dream of a London NFL franchise has taken a further step towards becoming a reality after securing two games a season until 2020, but can London really have its own team?