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The Canadian Football League has expanded its global presence once again, forming a partnership with the British American Football Association.

It’s the 10th such working agreement for the CFL, and a source with knowledge of the league’s initiative said two more deals, with football entities in Japan and Australia, are being negotiated.

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The CFL has previously signed agreements with football associations, federations or leagues in Mexico, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Austria, France and Italy. Its so-called CFL 2.0 outreach has resulted in a broadcast TV deal with Mexico City-based MVS Comunicaciones for a game of the week, and it is expected to generate a streaming deal with Claro Sports, another Mexican company. The hope is to sign streaming deals in Europe as well.

The CFL also held a player combine and three-round draft in Mexico City in January, and invited 18 European players to an international combine in Toronto in March. Each of the nine CFL teams subsequently drafted a European player, and there have been 24 global players on CFL rosters this season.