Road to the Super Bowl: Issue 17

With a Texan thread running throughout, we've an extended look at how, and why, the Dallas Cowboys became a global super-brand. Paul Simpson then places the NFL in a broader all-American context through Elvis and Nixon before we follow the money...

Moving House charts why billionaire owners have moved – and continue to move – franchises across state borders. And we take a look at the architecture that has literally supported the league's sustained success with global design firm Populous – creators of the Buffalo Bills' new mega complex. 

At the back, three-time World Sports Photographer of the Year, Kevin Sabitus, contributes his portfolio documenting eight years in the NFL. We've a European's guide to following Gridiron from overseas, and on top of all that a feature on the cyclical nature of the Superbowl, and what it tells us about the game itself.