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B.C. Lions see upside in European CFL experiment but global growth may be slow
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
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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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 set to hold lottery and draft of 18 European players
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...
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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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Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber Brandon Collier helping cultivate international football talent
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...
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Worldwide audience numbers soar for CFL Combine
More than 750,000 fans tuned in to watch the CFL’s first combine with international players last weekend — and 62 per cent of those views came from outside Canada...
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O’Leary: Global players ‘fit right in’ at the CFL Combine
CHRIS O’LEARY, SENIOR WRITER, @OLEARYCHRIS To the untrained eye, Craig Dickenson said on Sunday afternoon, a fan might have walked into the CFL Combine presented by New...
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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...
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18 players from 5 countries set to display talents at CFL Combine
Starting Saturday, March 23, a total of 18 players from Germany, France, Finland, Denmark and Italy will compete with the best Canadian prospects for spot on the...
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Canada next on German quarterback Sonny Weishaupt’s world tour
By Dan Barnes, Postmedia, Sonny Weishaupt is a football vagabond, forever combining his passions for travel and the four-down game. Football has taken him from...
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New Wilson X-Pro football brings next-level analytics to CFL Combine: German QB to use
TORONTO – The CFL Combine presented by New Era is about to have another layer of training and testing added to its circuit. The CFL revealed Thursday...
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Top prospects + 18 global players under spotlight at CFL Combine: Full Schedule
This weekend, top Canadian Football League (CFL) prospects for the 2019 CFL Draft will show scouts and teams what they’re made of at the CFL...
