WEMBLEY could become the home of an English NFL franchise, the sport’s British chief confirmed yesterday.

NFL UK managing director Alistair Kirkwood said where was “real momentum” around American Football in Britain, especially with the NFL playing three matches at Wembley this season.

He said: “Moving from one game to three games in a couple of years is a sign of real momentum and fan growth.

“We are going to have a look at seeing if we can grow from that over the next couple of years and see where we go from there.

“We’re very interested in exploring the idea of a British-based franchise and seeing if we can pull it off. That’s the way of making our sport much more mainstream.

“Fan growth has grown considerably in recent years. But we’ve seen in all forms of sport, having something that’s considered national transforms your potential popularity.”

However, Kirkwood warned that there was still a lot of work to be done before a franchise steps out onto the turf at Wembley.

“It’s not just about the logistics of where a team might come from or whether it would be a new team,” he added. “It’s also scheduling, air travel, a tone of other logistics.

“If we were to finish it off, it would be a big project realised.”

Should England secure an NFL franchise, the money generated would allow the FA to once again take the national team around the country.

When Wembley was being redeveloped, England played their games Newcastle, Manchester, Leicester and Southampton, among other places.