新奥尔良圣徒队老板与 NFL 总裁在爱丽舍宫午宴会见马克龙：周日巴黎赛照常举行
位于路易斯安那州奥尔良堂区的新奥尔良圣徒队，其老板 Gayle Benson 与 NFL 总裁 Roger Goodell、匹兹堡钢人队老板 Art Rooney II 周五在巴黎爱丽舍宫与法国总统 Emmanuel Macron 举行了午宴会晤。据 NOLA.com 与福克斯新闻10月23日报道，会晤持续约两小时，议题包括周日在法兰西体育场举行的 NFL 法国首场常规赛（圣徒对阵钢人）的安保、场馆准备情况，以及腰旗橄榄球在法国的发展。
圣徒队高管 Greg Bensel 表示，Macron 全程高度投入，对 NFL、两支参赛球队及联盟的国际战略表现出浓厚个人兴趣，并就安保问题作出了保证。
本次会晤的背景是巴黎周末抗议活动升温：巴黎圣日耳曼原定周日的法甲比赛被警方要求推迟至周一，钢人队也取消了周六在巴黎的球迷活动。不过 NFL 方面坚称比赛将照常进行。据福克斯新闻报道，特朗普总统当天表示，NFL「本可以推迟」这场比赛，并称法国「现在麻烦不小」。比赛定于美国东部时间周日上午9时30分开球。
来源：GSM·美国
Saints Owner Benson and NFL Commissioner Goodell Lunch With Macron at the Élysée; Sunday's Paris Game Remains On
PARIS, France — Gayle Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, joined NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II for a luncheon meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on Friday, October 23, NOLA.com and Fox News reported. The roughly two-hour meeting covered security and venue readiness for Sunday's game at the Stade de France — the NFL's first regular-season game in France, between the Saints and the Steelers — and the growth of flag football in France.
Saints executive Greg Bensel said Macron was exceptionally engaged throughout, showing a strong personal interest in the NFL, the two teams and the league's international strategy, and gave assurances on security.
The meeting came as protests in Paris intensified over the weekend: Paris Saint-Germain's Sunday Ligue 1 match was postponed to Monday at police request, and the Steelers canceled a Saturday fan event in Paris. The NFL has insisted the game will go ahead as scheduled. Fox News reported that President Donald Trump said the NFL "could have postponed" the game, adding that France is "in a lot of trouble" right now. Kickoff is set for 9:30 a.m. Eastern on Sunday.
Source: GSM·America
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图片来源：图：巴黎法兰西体育场夜景。摄影：Idris2000，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: the Stade de France at night, by Idris2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
