21. The NFL owns and operates a European league and has experimented overseas with Internet broadcasts using streaming video. 22. The rest of the team will consist of players selected from European leagues. 23. The presence of a high-visibility player like Phillips along with several strong NFL prospects helped the European league find secure footing this season. 24. There was a lack of professionalism since few played in European leagues. 25. This would enable the European league to reap the benefits of the publicity Williams would bring without the cost being prohibitive. 26. Three other players, including point guard Randy Duck, are just back from a tour of the European professional league. 27. Those teams allowed into the European league are set to see revenue surge from pay-per-view sales, Fraher said. 28. Virtually the entire national team plays for clubs in the top European leagues. 29. Yet the European leagues will pay these Czech guys a lot of money. 30. Players in European leagues are not required to serve out their contracts with a club if another team is willing to pay a transfer fee to hire them. |