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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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LIVESTREAM Japan: IBM Big Blue vs Fuji Film Ebina Minerva, May 3, 09:00 CET (9 am, 3 am ET)
This Sunday marks the opening weekend of play in Japan’s X-League, as the IBM Big Blue take on the Fujifilm Ebina Minerva AFC at the Tokyo Dome. Last season, IBM finished with...
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IMG Academy’s Ascender Elite Football team to travel to Japan – The Ascender Elite Global Bowl 2025
By Jess Gryder In late April 2025, the IMG Academy Ascender’s Elite football team embarks on a groundbreaking journey to Japan, a trip that promises...
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Japan: Rice Bowl semifinals feature last 3 champions plus a dark horse
The X-League’s Rice Bowl Tournament (RBT) semifinals take place this weekend, Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15, with the winners advancing to the Japanese...
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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,...
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Japan: The 76th Rice Bowl pits the reigning champion Fujitsu Frontiers against the Panasonic Impulse
By Aidan Wohl The stage is set for the 76th annual Rice Bowl, featuring the two No.1 regular season teams, the Panasonic Impulse, and the...
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Japan Rice Bowl: QBs Head to Head – Fujitsu Frontiers’ Tsubasa Takagi vs Panasonic Impulse’s Jaylon Henderson
By Aidan Wohl The Fujitsu Frontiers and the Panasonic Impulse will face for the second year in a row in Japan’s championship game, the Rice...
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Former ELF quarterback Aaron Ellis leads Japan’s Dentsu Caterpillars to brink of X League promotion
In the world of international American football, Europe and Japan stand as the two opposing pillars. Both have rich histories but vastly different cultures, rarely...
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Japan: Keven Lightner thriving as a coach with Fujitsu Frontiers
By Aidan Wohl As part of one of Japan’s most storied X-League franchises in recent history, seventh-year Fujitsu Frontiers assistant coach Keven Lightner has the...
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NFL International Combine Invites: Pacific Region
Seven players from the Pacific region of the world will travel to London’s NFL International Combine and make their case for a shot at the...
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Yoshito Omi returns to Japan’s IBM Big Blue
After two years of playing outside of his home country, Japanese receiver Yoshito Omi will return to the XLeague. Omi has signed to be re-join...
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Is American Football Finding Success Around The World?
In the United States, American football is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the country. Americans call it football and agree that...
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Japan: Catching up with the XLeague through its first two weeks
After two exciting weeks of play in Japan, three familiar teams sit atop the standings. The Fujitsu Frontiers, Obic Seagulls, and Panasonic impulse all remain...
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European League of Football kicks off kicks off inaugural season!
The European League of Football kicks off its highly anticipated inaugural season this weekend with all eight teams in action. The eight team league is...
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Japan’s Les Maruo: ‘I’m trying to compete against the best of the best’
WINNIPEG — After spending the first few years of his life in Shizuoka, Japan, he experienced a complete culture shock when he moved across the...
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Garrett Safron: Continuing to build his brand in Japan!
Garrett Safron had already made a name for himself before signing on as the quarterback for the Asahi Challengers in Japan’s X-League Area the country’s...
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AFI’s All-Pandemic Team: Right Guard – Shun Mochizuki, Fujitsu Frontiers
The AFI All-Pandemic Team selection panel has watched every game of football in all the leagues playing this year including in the Japanese Xleague, and...
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Fujitsu Frontiers QB Michael Birdsong finds his football fit in Japan
Michael Birdsong took his time chasing the pro football dream, but could never really find his fit. In college he bounced around, starting at James...
