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Brussels native Féli Manoka: Proving there’s plenty of football talent in Belgium
By Alex Malchow on 01/23/2021
During a crazy 2020 pandemic summer, the hearts of many football fans in Canada and around the globe broke when the Canadian Football League announced...
CFL Combine presented by New Era goes virtual in 2021
By CFL on 01/23/2021
Video testing, drills and interviews to replace traditional in-person gathering of prospects and club personnel The Canadian Football League’s combine is going virtual for 2021.Testing,...
German OL Sven Breidenbach keeping citizens at a safe distance
By CFL on 04/15/2020
By Chris O’Leary, Senior Writer, @OLEARYCHRIS It’s a view that defensive linemen in Germany have come to know well. They’re trying to do something that...
Canadian Football League scouts travel to South America for CFL-Brazilian Combine
By AFI on 03/05/2020
The Canadian Football League Global scouting contingent makes its way to Belo Horizonte, Brazil this weekend for the second to last Global CFL Combine. In cooperation...
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Second wave of Global players invited to CFL Combine
By CFL on 03/04/2020
The Canadian Football League (CFL) and its international partners have announced an additional 11 athletes who will take part in the CFL Combine presented by...
Denmark’s Michel ‘Junior’ Konate & Norway’s Leo Krafft headed to CFL Combine
By CFL on 03/01/2020
Running back Michel ‘Junior’ Konate from Denmark and defensive lineman Leo Krafft from Norway have been extended invitations to showcase their skills for Canadian Football...
Japan’s Tomoya Machino embarks on a journey of a lifetime
By Roger Kelly on 02/12/2020
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...
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Germany releases list of 45 athletes attending CFL-Germany Combine
By AFI on 01/03/2020
The American Football Federation of Germany, AFVD, has released its list of athletes who will be attending the inaugural CFL-Germany Combine on Sunday, January 26 in...
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17 players to showcase their skills at CFL-Finland Combine
By AFI on 12/31/2019
The Finnish American Football Federation, SAJL, has announced the names of the 17 athletes taking part in the historic CFL-Finland Combine scheduled for January 11 at...
CFL set to hold Combine in Paris
By CFL on 10/08/2019
The French American Football Federation (Fédération Française de Football Américain) and the Canadian Football League (CFL) will hold a CFL Combine in Paris for top...
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CFL/FIDAF to hold combine in Italy
By AFI on 09/30/2019
The Canadian Football League has plans to expand the CFL 2.0 strategy and this year is setting up player combines in countries in Europe with...
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Germany’s Max Zimmermann excited about heading to camp with Saskatchewan Roughriders
By AFI on 04/22/2019
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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B.C. Lions see upside in European CFL experiment but global growth may be slow
By The Province on 04/15/2019
By Ed Willes, [email protected], twitter.com/willesonsports The ninth player taken in the CFL European Draft was linebacker Roni Salonen, who’s known as the Finnish Lawrence Taylor. That...
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French DL Valentin Gnahoua 1st player selected in CFL European Draft
By CFL on 04/11/2019
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
By AFI on 04/11/2019
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
By CFL on 04/11/2019
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
By CFL on 04/11/2019
TORONTO — The physicality of football is what made Finnish prospect Okko Outinen fall in love with the game. Outinen played hockey before swapping his...
Anticipation mounts for Thursday’s European draft – Valentin Gnahoua can’t wait
By CFL on 04/11/2019
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...
French prospect Maxime Rouyer reaping rewards from taking a chance on football
By CFL on 04/10/2019
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...
Denmark’s Frederik Nielsen unphased as CFL draft of European players looms
By Roger Kelly on 04/08/2019
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...
Germany’s Sonny Weishaupt: ‘Football is basically made for everyone to play’
By CFL on 04/07/2019
TORONTO — While Sonny Weishaupt loves to play football, what he really admires about the game is the diversity and inclusion it promotes. “What I...
Quarterback data is in from Wilson Pro X footballs at Combine
By CFL on 04/05/2019
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 set to hold lottery and draft of 18 European players
By AFI on 04/04/2019
According to 3 Down Nation, as part of the CFL 2.0 initiative, the Canadian Football League will hold a European lottery and draft to add...
CFL combine: An unforgettable experience for Italian players Jordan Bouah and Alessandro Vergani
By AFI on 04/04/2019
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...
Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber Brandon Collier helping cultivate international football talent
By TSN on 03/29/2019
When Brandon Collier went to play football in Frankfurt, Germany, after being cut by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2013, he wasn’t sure what to...