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Spain: Las Rozas Black Demons sign Canada’s top player, QB Chris Merchant
Canada’s top player in 2019, winner of the Hec Crighton Trophy, quarterback Chris Merchant, has signed to play for the Las Rozas Black Demons, one...
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RB Lamar Carswell paces Kuopio Steelers to another win, this time over Porvoon Butchers
The Kuopio Steelers continue to impress behind the amazing running of Lamar Carswell as they captured their second win of the season in Finland’s Maple...
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Triangle Razorbacks ready to defend title in Denmark
Perennial contenders for the Danish title, and the defending champions, the Triangle Razorbacks again look like they will be in the running as the Danish National...
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Calanda Broncos HC Geoff Buffum will step in at QB when Swiss “friendly” season kicks off
When Calanda Broncos head coach Geoff Buffum discovered that first his team was going to actually play a “friendly” season in Switzerland and second, that...
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Finland: RB Lamar Carswell leads Kuopio Steelers to big road win over Helsinki Roosters
Kuopio Steelers running back Lamar Carswell introduced himself to Finland’s Maple League in dramatic fashion Friday night in Helsinki scoring four touchdowns and leading his...
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Porvoon Butchers ready to challenge as Finland’s Maple League kicks off ‘post COVID-19 lockdown’ season
The Porvoon Butchers will hit the field Saturday, August 1 to take on the Wasa Royals in the final game of the first round in...
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Wasa Royals aim for major improvement as Finland’s Maple League kicks off “post COVID-19 lockdown” season
The Wasa Royals will be looking for a much better season when they take the field Saturday, August 1, to face the Porvoon Butchers as...
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The impact of new US law on the lives of two international student football players
For Great Britain’s Adam Raine, who attends Yale University and plays football for the Yale Bulldogs, the Ivy League announcement suspending all sports, was the...
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New York Giants RB Sandro Platzgummer from Austria awaits start of training camp
As Austrian running back Sandro Platzgummer boarded the plane yesterday for New York bound for New York Giants training camp, he couldn’t help but look...
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Japanese RB Taku Lee set aside dreams of flying to play football
Japanese running back Taku Lee, one of the two players selected from the two CFL Global Combines that were held in Japan in February this...
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Munich Cowboys QB Justin Sottilare safely riding out COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
In early March, like every other player in Europe, Munich Cowboys quarterback Justin Sottilare was preparing for the 2020 season. Then, as we all know,...
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Texas wide receiver Richard Johnson hunkered down in Turkey during COVID-19 pandemic
When Richard Johnson arrived in Istanbul, Turkey to play for the Yeditepe (University) Eagles football team in late January from Houston, Texas he was excited....
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CFL Head of Global Scouting Greg Quick scouring world for talent
When Greg Quick took on the job of Global Director of Scouting for the Canadian Football League midway through last year, little did he realize...
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NY native Jake Sisson ‘stranded’ in Sweden during coronavirus pandemic
When Jake Sisson landed in Sweden earlier this year to play for the Örebro Black Knights, he was looking forward to his second year of playing...
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CFL legend Adam Rita looks back on a fascinating European coaching journey
When six-time Grey Cup winner Adam Rita celebrated his 65th birthday seven years ago, he made good on a promise. He retired from the CFL....
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From the Bergamo Lions to the Grey Cup – the story of Montreal Alouettes GM Danny Maciocia’s career in Italy
Montreal Alouettes GM Danny Maciocia never thought his Italian heritage would lead to one of the most satisfying coaching experiences of his career. A Grey Cup...
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Denmark a breeding ground for NFL linemen?
For a country that’s Europe’s 25th ranked in terms of population and a football-playing community of a total of only 2,500, Denmark has proven to...
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Self-taught New Zealand kicker gets Div. 1 scholarship at UC Davis
Wellington, New Zealand native Finn Rudd just accepted a full scholarship to the University of California Davis to play football, as a kicker and punter....
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One man’s mission to bring football to Papua New Guinea
To start a movement, you need one man who makes it his mission. In Papua New Guinea, which is located about 1,300 miles north of...
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Former Czech and new Canadian DE Alain Pae ‘biggest surprise of CFL Draft’
When the Edmonton Eskimos made Alain Pae from the Czech Republic the 13th overall pick in the 2020 CFL Draft there were more than a...
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How former CFL All Star Angus Reid jump started his career in Germany
With an illustrious 13-year award-filled football career in the Canadian Football League playing for the BC Lions behind him and a blossoming career as a...
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Sweden: Örebro Black Knights and head coach Timothy Speckman part ways – for now
It’s a scenario being played out all over Europe. Teams losing coaches and players with no one knowing for how long. Sweden’s Örebro Black Knights...
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Top import QB hunkered down in Europe
One of Europe’s top quarterbacks, Clark Evans, like the rest of the world, is adapting to life in isolation. More than being a worldwide pastime,...
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Brazilian linebacker Luis Polastri still in disbelief on chance to play in CFL
Canadian Football League Director of Global Scouting Greg Quick could be forgiven for struggling to find words to single out one athlete after having studied...
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Chris Merchant excited for chance to play for Wasa Royals in Finland
When Western University quarterback and Hec Crighton winner Chris Merchant was released by the Montreal Alouettes for the 2020 season, he had no idea that he...
