Marcel Schwarzkopf, who runs sports sponsorships for DKB, an online bank that is the presenting sponsor of the N.F.L. games in Germany, said the N.F.L. DKB is also a partner of Football Bromance, which has helped turn Esume, Edebali, Werner and other former football players into celebrities that younger fans recognize. The league is sponsoring flag football leagues, which has helped boost participation in tackle football. There are more than 350 football clubs in Germany with about 50,000 players, up from 30,000 in 2006, according to Fuad Merdanovic, the president of the American Football Association of Germany.

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Persons: Marcel Schwarzkopf, ”, DKB, Edebali, Werner, Fuad Merdanovic, ” Edebali Organizations: “, Soccer, Football, American Football Association of Germany Locations: Germany