The NFL has continued its push into international markets this year with regular season games in Brazil and London and one set for Germany next month but on Thursday said it has no near-term plans to hold a Super Bowl outside the United States.

After gradually increasing the number of international games over the past several seasons, the NFL could be poised to bring

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was asked about the possibility of a Super Bowl being played outside of the United States, and it sounded like a possibility.

The NFL’s aggressive international growth plan could include holding a Super Bowl outside the United States for the first time, said Commissioner Roger Goodell, who also told a fan forum in London he believes the new dynamic kickoff rules are "working.

The NFL’s push to play international games could include a plan for a Super Bowl soon enough. Commissioner Roger Goodell, who formally was opposed to the idea, teased the possibility of the league’s first Super Bowl outside the U.S. on Saturday in front of a fan forum in London.

What does the future of professional sports look like? Increasingly, the answer to that question involves an international reach. The NHL is reportedly looking into moving some of its regular-season games to European venues.

Goodell floated the idea as he outlined a plan that could include playing 16 international games every year if the regular season expands to 18 games.