JC Abbott

They were the team that nobody knew what to expect from. A gold medal contender that hadn’t played a game in two years. A European finalist only in the championship game because their defending champion semi-final […]

It is rare you find yourself in a championship game where almost nothing is known about one of the contenders, but that is the place we find ourselves in ahead of the IFAF European Championship game.

Through no […]

It been a longer journey than initially expected, with more than a few twists and turns along the way, but Team Sweden is finally ready to reach its end.

The group that first assembled back in 2019 to vie for […]

You might imagine that the start of a lifelong career would be marked by some deeply profound realization, but the moment Wade Phillips decided he would dedicate himself to the craft of coaching was much humbler […]

Team Sweden head coach BD Kennedy promised he would play his whole national team roster during this year’s traditional Finnkampen, the annual rivalry match between Sweden and their Nordic neighbors in Finland. He […]

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, so perhaps that is why there is no love lost between Sweden and Finland on the international circuit.

The two Nordic nations have met annually for an international […]

The Canadian Football League is rounding the corner into the regular season stretch run and with just six weeks left in the shortened 2021 campaign, Global players are playing a bigger role than ever […]

Every football coach preaches the need to play four perfect quarters, a full 60 minutes. Rarely does that come to fruition however and, feet to the fire, most would admit a strong finish is preferable to a fast […]

The Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns’ status as the premier team in Germany has hardly been debated but heading into their decisive German Bowl matchup with the Dresden Monarchs, suddenly they are a team with a massive […]

When German Bowl XLII kicks off on Saturday, it will be the first ever championship appearance for Dresden Monarchs head coach Ulrich Dauber. Like most coaches, it has been a long, hard road to get to this point, […]

Just a week after their inaugural championship game became an instant classic, the European League of Football wrapped up their first season with an All-Star showcase designed to prove the supremacy of their brand […]

The Bern Grizzlies are heading into Swiss Bowl XXXV Saturday, October 2 with the aim of winning their fourth national title but first since 2016.

Their opponent is the reigning champion Calanda Broncos and the […]

The Calanda Broncos will be looking to win their fourth straight Swiss title Saturday when they play the Bern Grizzlies in Swiss Bowl XXXV.

This is the third time since 2015 that these two teams have faced ea […]

In front of a national television audience and a crowded Dusseldorf stadium freshly awarded their own franchise, the European League of Football was hoping that their inaugural Championship Game would live up to […]

It is the matchup that ELF organizers wanted when they conceived of the first-year league in the midst of a global pandemic.

Two franchises from storied football towns that represent some of the largest markets […]

The upper echelon of GFL competition is usually filled with familiar matchups, but semifinal Saturday in Germany this year will be a time for first.

Both elimination games this weekend feature teams advancing […]

Playoffs are a time for star players and big plays to grab the spotlight, but while Sunday’s GFL quarterfinal matchup between the Saarland Hurricanes and Cologne Crocodiles offered plenty of both, they served in […]

You can sense it in the air, that special type of buzz that only comes but once a year. It’s playoff time in the German Football League.

After a pandemic canceled 2020 campaign, GFL football returned to action […]

There is something a little different about the playoffs.

A certain bite in the air and palpable electricity. The plays get bigger and the hits come a little harder, driven by the intensity of a do or die […]

It was supposed to be a meeting of Finland’s top two offenses on Saturday, but when the 42nd annual Maple Bowl kicked off Sunday, there was little of that to be seen. Instead, the old adage about defense winning […]