Aerial view of the Soccer Neo Quimica Arena that will host the NFL season opener between Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Cameron Dicker’s eyes grew wide and he began to talk excitedly about the Chargers’ trip to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday in Sao Paulo, Brazil . He reeled off the names of his favorite Brazilian soccer players and said it would be an honor to play on the same grass at Corinthians Arena.

Keenan Allen’s soccer fandom couldn’t possibly match Dicker’s, but he said Brazil was his favorite national team and recalled two of the all-time greats in Neymar and Ronaldo. Allen’s excitement at playing the second NFL game in Brazil ended then and there. It was just a business trip for him.

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