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Aaron Ellis continuing his uphill journey in Japan’s X-League
Aaron Ellis continues to make his mark in the football world and he is now in his second season in Japan’s X-League, but this time...
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CFL: Japanese talent impresses at CFL Global Combine in Kawasaki
The Canadian Football League and Chief Football Operations officer Greg Dick continued their search for international talent as the CFL looks to continue to build its...
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CFL: Winnipeg Blue Bombers bring back Japanese LB Les Maruo
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed Global linebacker Les Maruo to a one-year contract extension. He had been scheduled to become a free agent. Maruo...
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Japan: 2022 X1 Super All X-League Teams announced
As we await the Rice Bowl championship next week in Japan, the representatives of the 12 teams belonging to X1 Super and the media covering...
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CFL selects 5 Japanese players for the Global Combine in Toronto
The Canadian Football League (CFL) has selected five Japanese players for the Global Combine which runs from March 24-27. CFL scouts were impressed with the...
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Japanese running back Taku Lee makes CFL debut with Montreal Alouettes
Global running back Taku Lee from Japan made his CFL debut Saturday night with the Montreal Alouettes as they took on the B.C Lions. After spending...
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Germany: Japanese college/XLeague WR Yusuke Noma signs with Darmstadt Diamonds/日本大学出身、Xリーグ選手のWR野間雄介はGFLのDarmstadt Diamondsと契約しました
Japanese wide receiver Yusuke Noma has signed to play for the Darmstadt Diamonds in the GFL2, Germany’s second division. The 5’9″, 180 lb native of...
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The Spring League Signs Star Japanese RB for ’19 Season
The Spring League has announced that one of the international player’s competing in the league in 2019 is outstanding Japanese running back Taku Lee. The Japanese running back...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders sign former Michigan Wolverine, Japanese X League QB Devin Gardner
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, have signed QB Devin Gardner from the University of Michigan. Gardner has spent the last two seasons...
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CFL’s B.C. Lions’ all-comers tryout camp pulls in Japanese prospect
Japan’s first brush with North American football came in 1934, when the game was introduced to an alien culture by Paul Rusch, a teacher and...
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VIDEO: Japanese WR Takashi Kurihara Impresses at NFL’s Veteran Combine
A participant from the other side of the globe may have had the most impressive showing at the NFL’s Veteran Combine. Takashi Kurihara, who played...
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CFL Combine 2023: Which Global Players stood out?
Edmonton, Canada played host to over 100 CFL prospects this past weekend all competing for a shot at their pro-football dreams hoping to catch the...
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Top 10 Offensive Skill players in the XFL Draft
Ahead of the XFL’s draft, there is much anticipation for the growing player pool. The XFL draft pool currently holds around 1,700 names, however, only...
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European League of Football Preview 2022: Southern Conference
This weekend the European League of Football (ELF) will kick off its second season. In the run up to the games, AFI is presenting each...
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LIVESTREAM Germany: Kiel Baltic Hurricanes @ Cologne Crocodiles, June 19, 15:00 CET (3 pm, 09:00 am ET)
The Cologne Crocodiles (1-1) will host the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes (0-2) in this GFL North matchup. Cologne will look to bounce back after losing in...
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Brison Burris: covering receivers from Louisiana to Amagaski
Brison Burris definitely took the road less traveled and found a football haven far from home and in the most unlikeliest of spots, Amagaski, Japan,...
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Herbert Gamboa’s football odyssey: From the U of Montana Grizzlies to Japan’s IBM Big Blue
After wondering about the uncertainty of the 2020 season, linebacker Herbert Gamboa found himself suddenly with an unlikely opportunity, a spot on one of Japan’s...
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LIVESTREAM Japan: Tokyo Gas Creators v. Obic Seagulls, Nov. 8 14:00 (06:00 CET, 12 midnight ET)
The Japanese X-League, the top American football league in Asia, winds up its second round of play this weekend as the 0-1 Tokyo Gas Creators face the 0-0 Obic...
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LIVESTREAM Japan: Nojima Sagamihara Rise v. Elecom Kobe Finies, Nov. 8, 13:00 (05:00 CET, 23:00 Nov. 7 ET)
The Japanese X-League, the top American football league in Asia, heads into its second round of play this weekend as the 0-1 Nojima Sagamihara Rise face the 1-0 Elecom Kobe Finies...
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LIVESTREAM Japan: IBM Big Blue v. Fujitsu Frontiers, Nov. 7, 06:00 CET (12:00 midnight ET, 14:00 in Japan)
The Japanese X-League, the top American football league in Asia, heads into its second round of play this weekend as the defending champion (1-0) Fujitsu Frontiers face IBM Big Blue...
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A college football coaching odyssey from Japan to Stanford
By: David Lombardi, ESPN Staff Writer STANFORD, Calif. — Tsuyoshi Kawata stood outside Jim Harbaugh’s office, took a deep breath, knocked on the door, and entered....
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Undefeated Fujitsu Frontiers, Panasonic Impulse Head to Japan X Bowl
It has been five years in the making but the Fujitsu Frontiers and the Panasonic Impulse will face each again for the Japanese X-League championship...
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ELF 2023: European League of Football Eastern Conference Preview & Predictions
With the 2023 European League of Football season kickoff right around the corner, it is time to break down each team and predict how each...
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AFI’s Way Too Early ELF Power Rankings: The Complete List (1-17)
With under two months to go before ELF kickoff, AFI’s panel of European League of Football (ELF) experts have put together their list of the...
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AFI’s Way Too Early ELF Power-Rankings: The Bottom Third (17-11)
As mid-April is rapidly approaching AFI’s core of European League of Football writers have been combing through the off-season signings, the team needs, conferences, schedules,...