Vice-president of the international NFL Mark Waller held positive meetings with the government yesterday as London edged closer to having an NFL franchise.

Sunday’s match between the Dallas Cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars was the last game to be held at Wembley this year and with all the games being sold out, it is estimated that £3 million per game was brought in in revenues.

Speaking about yesterday’s meeting, Waller said: “We were talking about the progress we have made in the UK, the growing fan base we’ve got and the increasing interest — both our interest in playing here and the fans’ interest. It seems to be mutual.