The Washington Commanders are back in London, ready to contest their first game on UK soil since 2016.A decade ago, the $9.8 billion NFL franchise played out a rare tie against the Cincinnati Bengals at Wembley.The NFL returns to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the Commanders are taking notesThis time around, the Commanders will face the Indianapolis Colts, 12 miles away at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Opened in 2019, the north London venue has hosted Premier League games on a near-weekly basis, as well as regular International Series action.In fact, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is the first and only stadium to be designed specially for NFL games outside of North America, and is officially the home of the NFL in the UK.The building provides separate facilities for soccer and football, with different changing rooms, medical facilities, restaurants, hydrotherapy pools and warm-up areas for each sport.Even the field can be swapped out, with a different surface used when the NFL is in town.In simple terms, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a modern multi-purpose marvel, and one that has left Commanders owner Josh Harris rather impressed.NFL owner reveals how Premier League stadium has inspired own ‘monumental’ projectWashington has grand stadium plans of their own.Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, is regarded as one of the worst buildings in the NFL, and the Commanders have announced a $3.7bn project to build a new venue on the site of the old RFK Stadium, which was their home from 1961 to 1996.Described as a ‘monumental’ move, the team hopes to be back in DC for 2030, with a groundbreaking planned for next year.There is still plenty to do before those plans become a reality, but Harris hopes to take some inspiration from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.The Commanders have grand plans to build a state-of-the-art stadiumWashington Commanders / HKSOwner Harris hopes to pull features from venues like those in north LondonGettyAhead of the game in London, he was asked if there was anything he ‘admired’ about the building, which he wants to bring back to Washington.“We’re looking at all the things they’ve brought,” he revealed.“They have a really cool way of bringing in and bringing out the grass… which doesn’t really work for us, unfortunately, as we’ll have water right below us.“But they did a good job, we’ve walked around that stadium a couple of times.“What we’re trying to do is take the best of every stadium, and bring it to the new RFK site.”Commanders owner soaks up London atmosphereWhile he has an eye on DC, Harris has also been enjoying his trip across the pond.View Tweet: https://x.com/Commanders?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwThe Commanders owner appeared at a rally with around 3,000 fans in central London on Saturday, where he picked up the tab for all those in the pub.ESPN reports that two rounds of drinks cost nearly $50,000 and were paid out of Harris’ own pocket.“There’s a lot of people here,” he admitted.“They were like, ‘Are you sure you want to do this?’ Like, yeah, come on. Everyone here deserves it.Harris treated fans to free drinks at a Commanders rally in London on SaturdayGetty“If you travel across the ocean or get up early in London to watch the Commanders play, we try to take care of you.”Such a move will have plenty inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium cheering for the Commanders on Sunday.And if Harris likes what he sees from the gameday atmosphere, he might just try to replicate it in DC down the line.