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Exciting new storylines headline Day 1 of Canadian Football League training camps
TORONTO — From highly-anticipated debuts to competitive position battles, there are plenty of storylines to report after training camps opened across the country on Sunday....
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CFL teams to carry one global player on roster this season
According to TSN Football Insider Dave Naylor, CFL teams will each carry one global player on their roster this season, and two starting in the...
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German Global player Thiadric Hansen relishing ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
By Ted Wyman, Sports Columnist for Winnipeg Sun and Postmedia Thiadric Hansen was working as a school bus driver back home in Flensburg, Germany when...
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Once in a lifetime
By GEORGE JOHNSON, Calgary Stampeders The day began early, at 3 a.m., an emotional hasta luego leave-taking of his family before the ride to Aeropuerto...
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Mini-Camp Report | Global players begin CFL dreams
MATT BAKER, @BAKESTAKES84 The CFL’s relationship with Mexico may still be fresh and hard for some to get used to, but it’s been 27 years in...
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Germany’s Max Zimmermann excited about heading to camp with Saskatchewan Roughriders
When Max Zimmermann was selected sixth overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the inaugural CFL European Draft earlier in April, his first instinct was to...
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France reaches football milestone in historic CFL European Draft
By CHRIS O’LEARY, SENIOR WRITER, @OLEARYCHRIS They were on different continents on Thursday, but Valentin Gnahoua and Asnnel Robo enjoyed an important moment for tackle football in France....
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French DL Valentin Gnahoua 1st player selected in CFL European Draft
TORONTO — The results are in from Thursday’s first ever CFL European Draft, as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats selected Le Mans, France native and defensive lineman...
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Historic CFL Draft of European players set for April 11
When the Canadian Football League (CFL) holds its one-round European player draft Thursday, April 11. the nine CFL teams will be able to draft any...
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CFL Combine invite ‘Huge honor’ for Germany’s Max Zimmermann
TORONTO — When Germany’s Max Zimmermann found out he had been selected to fly over seas to Canada to participate in the CFL Combine presented...
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Physicality attracted Finnish prospect Okko Outinen to football
TORONTO — The physicality of football is what made Finnish prospect Okko Outinen fall in love with the game. Outinen played hockey before swapping his...
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Anticipation mounts for Thursday’s European draft – Valentin Gnahoua can’t wait
By CHRIS O’LEARY, SENIOR WRITER, @OLEARYCHRIS It’s been almost three weeks since the CFL Combine presented by New Era and time has slowed to a crawl for Valentin...
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French prospect Maxime Rouyer reaping rewards from taking a chance on football
TORONTO — Sometimes you just have to give something a try and you’ll end up loving it. That’s what McGill University’s Maxime Rouyer did. He...
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Denmark’s Frederik Nielsen unphased as CFL draft of European players looms
With the CFL Draft of European players set for April 11, Denmark’s Frederik Myrup Nielsen is taking everything in stride. In fact, if ever there...
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Germany’s Sonny Weishaupt: ‘Football is basically made for everyone to play’
TORONTO — While Sonny Weishaupt loves to play football, what he really admires about the game is the diversity and inclusion it promotes. “What I...
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Germany’s Marc Anthony Hor has CFL dreams
TORONTO — German prospect Marc Anthony Hor picked up a football at a young age and never wanted to put it down. His love affair...
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Quarterback data is in from Wilson Pro X footballs at Combine
TORONTO — The CFL Combine presented by New Era is in the books and so is the data collected from the footballs thrown. Wilson Sporting...
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CFL combine: An unforgettable experience for Italian players Jordan Bouah and Alessandro Vergani
Just over a week has passed since the two Italian players Jordan Bouah and Alessandro Vergani, returned from the CFL Combine in Toronto and the...
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Alliance of American Football collapse triggers crazy day for CFL executives
CHRIS O’LEARY, SENIOR WRITER, @OLEARYCHRIS It’s a scene that played out in the digital world the way that many Canadians likely hoped for when Target closed in...
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German defensive lineman Hor leaves combine feeling he can play in CFL
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press TORONTO — Marc-Anthony Hor is convinced he belongs in the CFL. The burly German defensive lineman was among 18...
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CFL Combine 2019 – How well did European players test?
For the first time ever, 18 players from five different countries outside North America took part in the CFL Combine presented by New Era. The...
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CFL’s international player combine a small step in the right direction
Dan Barnes, Postmedia More from Dan Barnes, Postmedia To no one’s surprise, the architect of the Canadian Football League’s global outreach strategy declared victory here...
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O’Leary: Germany’s Thiadric Hansen amazed by CFL Combine experience
By CHRIS O’LEARY, SENIOR WRITER, @OLEARYCHRIS He wasn’t wide-eyed about his results, even if they wrinkled a few foreheads around him on Saturday, but Thiadric Hansen did feel...
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LIVESTREAM: Watch Canadian Football League Combine live
The Canadian Football League is covering the 2019 CFL Combine live from Toronto. Featuring play-by-play commentary from resident CFL.ca Combine guru Marshall Ferguson, the weekend broadcast...
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O’Leary: Denmarks’s Frederik Nielsen embracing the CFL Combine spotlight
By CHRIS O’LEARY, SENIOR WRITER, @OLEARYCHRIS He was still adjusting to the time change and a long, long flight — Berlin to Paris, Paris to Montreal, Montreal...
