DUBLIN -- For years, the owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers , the Rooney Family , have pushed for a game to be played in the Republic of Ireland .

Late owner Dan Rooney constructed multiple Super Bowl in Pittsburgh, but always had his heart in Ireland. So much so, that President Barack Obama made him the Ambassador to Ireland at the start of his first team in office.

The Steelers played a preseason game in Dublin in 1997, but the league has not returned to the city since. This offseason, they got their wish, with the Steelers being the team picked to host the first ever game in the country.

It was a longtime coming for the family who hails for Newry, Northern Ireland. The Steelers’ international marketing rights not only give them the rights to market in Ireland, but Northern Irel

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