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China: Championship final classic story of new vs old as Wuhan Berserkers face Shanghai Titans
The 2020 Chinese National Football League championship final pits one of the oldest and most successful teams in the league in the Shanghai Titans against...
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Fujitsu Frontiers put unbeaten record on the line against college football’s historic Kwansei Gakuin Fighters
For the second straight year and third time in four years, Japan’s X League champions, the Fujitsu Frontiers (9-0) will face the top college team...
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Road to championship down to two in Chinese National Football League
The 2019-2020 Chinese National Football League has come down to its final game with only two teams left standing as both the Wuhan Berserkers and Shanghai...
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Ranking World’s Top 200 teams – we need your help
Together with Inside Sport Japan, American Football International is selecting the Top 200 football teams outside the United States and Canada. For the past couple...
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Fujitsu Frontiers stage second half rally to win 5th Japanese title
Trailing in the second half, the Fujitsu Frontiers scored two touchdowns and then held on to defeat the Panasonic Impulse 28-26 to win X Bowl...
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Fujitsu QB Ready To Shine in X Bowl After Being Thrust Into Starting Role
By Ken Marantz Tsubasa Takagi might seem to have been preparing for this moment for four years. In reality however, the dream began way back...
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Road to X Bowl XXXIII: Al Rilwan Adeyemi on a journey of faith and committment
The call finally came. After all that time Al-Rilwan Adeyemi had spent keeping in shape over the two years since finishing college, never giving up...
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China: CNFL cream rises to the top in quarterfinals
There were no surprises in three out of the four Chinese National Football League quarterfinals games as all three winning teams won by large margins....
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Victor Mitchell Jr. relishing football life in Japan as he prepares for title game
Panasonic Impulse running back Victor Mitchell Jr. is making the most of his football talents – on the other side of the world, in Japan....
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Panasonic Impulse upset Obic Seagulls, punch ticket to Japan’s X Bowl
The Panasonic Impulse return to Japan’s X Bowl for the first time since 2015 after defeating the favored Obic Seagulls 24-14 this past weekend in...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan X League Semifinal – Panasonic Impulse v. Obic Seagulls, Sat. Nov. 30, 1p (5a CET, 11p Nov. 29 ET)
The 5-2 Panasonic Impulse face the 6-1 Obic Seagulls in the X League semifinals Saturday November 30. The Impulse pushed the Seagulls in late October losing 14-7 but...
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Japan: X League Final Four ready to kick off this weekend
Japan’s X League heads into its Final Four this weekend as the defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers will square off against the Elecom Kobe Finies while...
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Chinese National Football League quarterfinals set for this weekend
After an exciting wild-card weekend that saw the field of playoff teams narrowed from 12 to 8, the Chinese National Football League playoffs marches forward...
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Semifinal matchups loom in Brazil, Japan
Japan’s X League and the Brazilian Football Association, BFA, head into their semifinal rounds this weekend with familiar names in the second last round for...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers block last second FG; beat Obic Seagulls
The Fujitsu Frontiers, winners of the past three X League championships, were pushed to the limit this past weekend by the Obic Seagulls and needed...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan’s X League – Panasonic Impulse v. Elecom Kobe Finies, Sunday. Nov. 17, 1p (5a CET, 11p Nov. 16 ET)
The 4-2 Panasonic Impulse face the 3-3 Elecom Kobe Finies in the final game of the X League regular season Sunday, November with third place...
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5 Things to Consider heading into the Chinese National Football League playoffs:
With the Chinese National Football League playoffs about to kick off, there are five key factors to consider if you want to predict winners. Home...
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Chinese National Football League heads into playoffs
The Chinese National Football League, CNFL, heads into the 2019 playoffs with 12 teams left vying for the title. The 21 team CNFL has four divisions –...
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Japan XLeague: Obic Seagulls get past IBM Big Blue to stay unbeaten
The undefeated Obic Seagulls are marching toward a showdown with the unbeaten Fujitsu Frontiers in the final regular season game of the year in Japan’s...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan XLeague Game of the Week – IBM BigBlue – Obic Seagulls, Sunday, Nov. 3, 5p (10a CET, 4a ET)
The Obic Seagulls (5-0) take on he 2-3 IBM Big Blue Sunday, November 3 at Yokohama Park Stadium as Japan’s XLeague heads into final two games. The last...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan XLeague – Nojima Sagamihara Rise v. Elecom Kobe Finies, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2p (7a CET, 1a ET)
The struggling Nojima Sagamihara Rise (0-5) faced another daunting task Sunday, November 3 when they take on the 3-2 Elecom Kobe Finies as Japan’s X League heads...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan XLeague – All Mitsubishi Lions v. Panasonic Impulse, Sat. Nov. 2, 2:30p (6:30a CET, 1:30a ET)
The 3-2 Panasonic Impulse will face the 0-5 Mitsubishi Lions Saturday, November 2 as the regular season in Japan’s XLeague heads into the home stretch....
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Chinese National Football League: Playoff matchups decided as North and West wrap up regular season
This past weekend, three more games were played in the Chinese National Football League in the North and West divisions, and all three had substantial...
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How Popular is American Football in Asia Pacific?
American football is super popular in North America, but it doesn’t hold up over the other continents. Or, does it? Believe it or not, the...
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China: Division Titles clinched, CNFL playoff bracket begins to take shape
Last weekend three more league games were played in the Chinese National Football League. Two out of the three games would decide division champions and...
