-
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...
-
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,...
-
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....
-
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...
-
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...
-
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....
-
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...
-
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...
-
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....
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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,...
-
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...
-
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...
-
Norway’s Leo Krafft is truly living the football dream
Massive Norwegian defensive lineman Leo Krafft has fulfilled another football dream after being selected to compete in the CFL Combine later this month in Toronto....
-
LIVESTREAM: Team Japan @The Spring League, Sunday, March 1, 7p (8pET, 2a CET March 2)
The Japanese national team takes on The Spring League in a historic matchup up, in Frisco, Texas. Team Japan has not played a full football...
-
Italian Div. 1 season still scheduled to start amid coronovirus fears – for now
Three of the games in the Italian third division schedule were postponed this past weekend as fears of the spread of the coronavirus have rippled...
-
Guatemalen WR David Giron having a blast playing football again with Spain’s Osos Rivas
When wide receiver David Giron from Guatemala came out of an unannounced “retirement” recently to play for Spain’s Osos Rivas, he did it, quite literally,...
-
Japan’s Tomoya Machino embarks on a journey of a lifetime
For a Japanese country boy who didn’t start playing football until college, Tomoya Machino cut an impressive figure at the CFL Global Combine held in...
-
Italy’s Lorenzo Dalle Piage switched from swimming to football and never looked back
When Lorenzo Dalle Piagge was picked from among 26 hopefuls at the CFL Global Combine in Italy to travel to Toronto in late March for...
-
Germany’s Sven Breidenbach man on a mission
Grit, determination, and single-mindedness could be used to describe the character of any number of highly successful athletes, but maybe not a 30-year-old offensive lineman...
-
British linebacker David Izinyon thrilled to get picked
When British linebacker David Izinyon was told at the end of the CFL Global Combine in Bristol, England that he would be headed to Toronto...
-
LIVESTREAM: Italy welcomes the CFL Global Combine to Florence
The Canadian Football League takes its CFL Global Combine roadshow to Florence Italy, Saturday, January 25 and working with the Italian Federation of American Football, FIDAF,...
-
-
QB Danny Farley joins Sweden’s Carlstad Crusaders; eager to hit the field
-
-
CFL discussing option for six-game 2020 season, eight-team playoff format
-
AFI Live: Special Europe Coaches Edition – Sunday, July 5, 4p CET (10a ET)
-
LIVESTREAM: Poland v. Lithuania – Warsaw Eagles @ Vilnius Iron Wolves, Sat. July 4, 1p CET (8a ET)
-
Washington Redskins name ‘Likely’ to change amid mounting pressure
-