NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has praised this year’s international series and said the league plans to return to Spain and will continue to study other possible markets. Goodell spoke before the Washington Commanders faced the Miami Dolphins at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday in the seventh and final international game of the season, the most ever in one year for the NFL as it continues to expand globally. There were talks of the league also trying to organize a game in Barcelona.

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FILE - Calvin Duncan, center, stands with supporters on the steps of Orleans Parish Criminal Court to speak about his ambitions to be the next Clerk of Court, Oct. 2, 2025. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)

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Portugal's Bruno Fernandes scores his side's seventh goal from the penalty spot during a World Cup 2026 group F qualifying soccer match between Portugal and Armenia in Porto, Portugal, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Vieira)

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Portugal's Joao Neves celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during a World Cup 2026 group F qualifying soccer match between Portugal and Armenia in Porto, Portugal, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Vieira)

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General view of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium during the first half of an NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Miami Dolphins in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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An overall, interior, general view of the Santiango Bernabeu stadium at kickoff during an NFL football game between the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Commanders in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Reino)