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Listen to the AFI Podcast, Saturday, April 4 at 5 p CET (11 a ET) with COVID-19 survivor Spencer Ferrari-Wood, HC of Team Belgium
Listen to American Football International’s Kaleb Leach on the in a compelling interview with the head coach of the Belgian national team, Spencer Ferrari-Wood, who...
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Sweden postpones until August 15
The Swedish American Football Federation, SAFF, (Svenska Amerikansk Fotbollförbundet), has announced that all football, which has been on hold since early March due to the...
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R.I.P. Bryce Wilson – 1988 – 2020 – Victim of COVID-19
It is with great sadness that American Football International has learned of the passing of Bryce Mansa Wilson after a short battle with the coronavirus, COVID-19....
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German Football League aiming to make a decision around April 15
The American Football Federation of Germany, AFVD (American Football Verband Deutschland), the largest American football federation in Europe, has pushed forward the date for making a...
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Italy’s decision postponed until at least April 13
Although there are signs of a slowing of the spread of the coronavirus in Italy, in keeping with the most recent decree by the Italian...
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NFL planning to begin 2020 NFL season as scheduled
In a conference call Tuesday that could either inspire hope or trigger alarm, the NFL stated that it is still planning to have a full...
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Australia has shut down
Last week, Gridiron Australia joined all other American football federations and governing bodies throughout the world and suspended all football-related activities indefinitely. Dear Gridiron Community,...
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CFL postpones start of training camp
The Canadian Football League (CFL) has decided to push the start of training camps ahead to an unnamed date, depending on the decisions made by...
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USA Football cancelled all events for 3 months to help stop the spread of COVID-19
USA Football, the governing body for all amateur football in the United States has shut down all activities through to the end of May in...
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“The opponent now is the Coronavirus”: American coach Michael Wood is adjusting to life under Italian quarantine
Head Coach Michael Wood of the reigning Italian champions, the Milano Seamen has seen a lot of things over his nearly twenty-five years coaching in...
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Pandemic planning keeps Canadian Football League commissioner busy; league start now hot topic
It should not surprise anyone that the Canadian Football League’s movers and shakers, unable to move out of self-isolation, are beginning to shake at the...
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Appreciation for front-line COVID workers grows in football community
By CHRIS O’LEARY, SENIOR WRITER, @OLEARYCHRIS Through this winter, Juwan Brescacin was living his best off-season life. The Mississauga native had returned home in free agency, signing with...
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Norway first nation to move entire season to the fall
The Norwegian American Football Federation has moved its entire season to the fall with the schedule to start on August 15 due to the coronavirus....
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Japan’s X League Spring tournaments canceled
Not surprisingly, Japan’s X League has canceled the full schedule for the spring tournaments, including the Green Bowl and the Pearl Bowl. These tournaments typically...
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Top import QB hunkered down in Europe
One of Europe’s top quarterbacks, Clark Evans, like the rest of the world, is adapting to life in isolation. More than being a worldwide pastime,...
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Football suspended in Israel for past two weeks
News reached American Football International yesterday that the Israeli Football League suspended all football-related activities two weeks ago. Club managers received a message from the...
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CFL: O’Leary – Teams leaning on technology as draft approaches
By CHRIS O’LEARY, SENIOR WRITER, @OLEARYCHRIS The world has in most regards come to a stop as we try to get a handle on COVID-19. Most of us...
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RIP Paolo Crosti – 1953 – 2020 – Victim of COVID-19
It is with deepest regret that we announce the passing of one of the founding fathers of American football in Italy, Paolo “Big Ram” Crosti,...
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B.C. Lions’ coach, former CFL linebacker Travis Brown diagnosed with COVID-19, lands in hospital
Current B.C. Lions linebackers coach and former CFL linebacker Travis Brown has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. His mother Mindy Brown posted the news on Facebook:...
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European American football leagues still in suspension, cancellations have started
With the coronavirus holding Europe in a firm grip, the list of American football leagues that have postponed all activity is long but more and...
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Football season in France is over
According to multiple player sources, the French Federation of American Football, FFFA, Fédération Française de Football Américain, based on a meeting with all the teams...
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B.C. Lions staff member tests positive for COVID-19
A member of the B.C. Lions football operations department has tested positive for COVID-19. The Lions issued a statement Friday night announcing they were made...
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Uganda 2nd African nation to halt football
The American Football Federation of Uganda has suspended all activities including scrimmages and clinics due to the threat of the coronavirus, COVID-19. AFFU President Steven...
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XFL officially cancels 2020 season amid coronavirus pandemic
XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck has officially canceled the rest of the startup league’s 2020 season. Statement from Luck: The COVID-19 pandemic, and the most recent...
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German Football League start postponed
The coronavirus, COVID-19, has put a stop to all football and sports around the world for now, and Europe’s largest American football league, the German...
