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[TheGuyFromOverThere]

Some teams are heavily influenced by the NFL.

For example, the Vienna Vikings have nearly the exact logo as the Minnessota Vikings. Berlin Adler (Eagles) have the same wings on their helmets as does that Philly scum, but in an other color scheme. Other teams are partially influenced, like Braunschweig Lions or Düsseldorf Panthers - similar names, completely different logos. And a lot of them are "independet" and have names that fit their region. Like the Schweinfurt Ball Bearings or the Traunreut Munisiers - a ball bearing factory and an ammunition factory in their towns influenced those names.

But you should never get the impression that it´s just "that big" because there are a lot of amateur teams. The average number of spectators in the GFL 2013 were about 1.300, with the highest team bringing in 4.500 and the worst 500. This does not reflect the interest in football itself though - Frankfurt Galaxy hat an average of 33.000 in 2010.

Also, the superbowl this had been watched in free TV by about 1.5 million people (be aware there are "only" 80 million people here. I don´t have the numbers for pay-TV and streams, but I guess you could easily double that. At 00:32 a.m. KickOff time at a monday morning of a workday I guess that shows a lot of interest.