No NFL in Toronto.

Toronto's dream of securing a National Football League franchise is being hampered by, of all things, the amount of parking spots for buses at SkyDome. At least, that's the conclusion of the stadium's owners.
The fate of the NFL in Toronto has emerged in a bitter lawsuit between Sportsco International LP, the owner of SkyDome, and Stadium Corporation of Ontario, the provincial government agency that built the facility.
As for the NFL allegations, Stadium Corp. replied in its filing: “The National Football League has no current plans to expand beyond a 32-team league, and the NFL has previously indicated that SkyDome does not have sufficient seating to support an existing or expansion NFL franchise.”
One sports industry source called Sportsco's argument “silly.” The source said the main concern for the NFL in awarding a new franchise is stadium ownership. The league wants teams to own the stadiums in which they play, which means Toronto would have to build a football-only venue. SkyDome probably could not accommodate an NFL team, the source added, because it was built for Canadian football.

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