MADRID (AP) — Playing in Europe is extra special to some NFL players, especially those with connections to soccer.

Washington Commanders kicker Matt Gay is among them, having played soccer most of his life before switching to American football.

He will be at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday when the Commanders take on the Miami Dolphins for the NFL's first regular-season game in Spain.

It will be the seventh — and final — international game of the season, the most ever in one year for the NFL as it continues to expand globally .

“For me, this is a dream come true. You are playing soccer in the United States, and played all the way through college, and so the dream was to make it in Europe, and wanted to play in English Premier League, La Liga, and so, for me, t

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