Soviet soldiers and chunks of the Wall: NFL's first visit to Berlin came as the Cold War ended

Soviet soldiers and chunks of the Wall: NFL's first visit to Berlin came as the Cold War ended Updated 31 mins ago The LA Rams and Kansas City Chiefs’ game in Berlin in the shadow of the Cold War remains one of the strangest and most significant preseason games in league history. Players mingled with Soviet soldiers on the streets in 1990, less than a year after the Berlin Wall had fallen. It was the NFL’s first game of any sort in continental Europe and a notable success for future commissioner Roger Goodell. Today, NFL games are among Germany’s most-watched sporting events and German-born players are no longer a rarity on U.S. college and league rosters.