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QB Danny Farley joins Sweden’s Carlstad Crusaders; eager to hit the field
The Carlstad Crusaders took another step closer to playing football this year with the signing of quarterback Danny Farley. The 6’2″, 210 pound native of...
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LIVESTREAM: Poland v. Lithuania – Warsaw Eagles @ Vilnius Iron Wolves, Sat. July 4, 1p CET (8a ET)
The Warsaw Eagles are making the five hour trip to Vilnius, Lithuania today to face the Vilnius Iron Wolves in the first American football game...
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Imports find love, careers, and a place to put down roots in Europe
The Covid-19 pandemic has posed a unique challenge to global football. Seasons have been postponed or cancelled. Import players were forced to cancel plans or...
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Finland’s Helsinki Wolverines sign deadly WR pair of Micky Kyei and Sebastien Sagne
The Helsinki Wolverines, who play in Finland’s Maple League, have definitely added a boost to their offense as they prepare for the shortened season by signing two of...
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Austria announces September season start
The Austrian Federation of American Football, AFBÖ, has announced that there will be a shortened, four-team season in Austria starting in September. The Swarco Raiders,...
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Finland’s Helsinki Wolverines sign QB Chris Forcier
The Helsinki Wolverines, who play in Finland’s Maple League, have signed their quarterback for the shortened 2020 season, Chris Forcier from Furman University (NCAA Div. I, Southern Conference)....
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German teenage LB Maurice Heims path from Germany to the University of Washington
By Steve Wiltfong In April of 2019, 247Sports went across the pond to Amsterdam for a joint combine with PPI Recruits, where a young German...
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Spain announces full cancellation of 2020 season
The Spanish Federation of American Football, (Federación Española de Fútbol Americano, FEFA), has announced that the remaining games of the 2020 season have now been fully...
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Serbia sets a season start date – but without imports, unless they live ‘next door’
There will be football in Serbia this year, with some restrictions. In keeping with the instructions laid out by the Serbian Ministry of Youth and...
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Munich Cowboys QB Justin Sottilare safely riding out COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
In early March, like every other player in Europe, Munich Cowboys quarterback Justin Sottilare was preparing for the 2020 season. Then, as we all know,...
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Swedish American Football Federation president Minette Rogner truly passionate about the game
Passion can be a fascinating thing. It fulfills us, drives us to succeed, and can often be found in the most unique of places. This...
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Texas wide receiver Richard Johnson hunkered down in Turkey during COVID-19 pandemic
When Richard Johnson arrived in Istanbul, Turkey to play for the Yeditepe (University) Eagles football team in late January from Houston, Texas he was excited....
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AFI Live – What’s the state of race relations in football in Europe? – Sunday June 14, 4p CET (10a ET): Fred Armstrong, Cliff Madison & Garren Holley
Don’t miss this special edition of AFI Live on race relations in American football in Europe. With the world in an uproar over the death...
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Switzerland sets fall league schedule
The Swiss American Football Federation, SAFV, held a video conference meeting this past weekend and set a fall playing schedule for those teams who wish...
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Hungary considering August to November season
The Hungarian American Football Federation (MAFSZ) has announced plans to hold a 2020 season between August 20 and November 29. Now they need teams. Originally...
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NY native Jake Sisson ‘stranded’ in Sweden during coronavirus pandemic
When Jake Sisson landed in Sweden earlier this year to play for the Örebro Black Knights, he was looking forward to his second year of playing...
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Norway’s Oslo Vikings slowly getting back to normal
Although Norway’s top football team, the Oslo Vikings, has been holding limited workouts, this week marks more of a return to normal. Vikings head coach...
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New Polish governing body is aiming to make football great, one play at a time.
It took almost a decade but finally, in February 2020, a general assembly was held in Poland among all the American football clubs, and the...
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German Football League teams vote unanimously for a fall schedule
In a two-hour video conference on May 30., the clubs of the German Football League (GFL) and German Football League 2 (GFL 2) gave the...
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Veteran coach George Contreras calls it quits after 12 European seasons
After 12 years crisscrossing Europe with a whistle around his neck, Coach George Contreras will finally make good on the retirement he started two decades...
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Denmark a breeding ground for NFL linemen?
For a country that’s Europe’s 25th ranked in terms of population and a football-playing community of a total of only 2,500, Denmark has proven to...
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Calanda Broncos – Building a program of excellence in the Swiss Alps
I asked the elderly woman behind the cash register at Montalin Pharmacy a simple, curious question: “Have you heard of the Calanda Broncos?” She quickly...
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Austria back to practice – under strict conditions
The Austrian American Football Federation, AFBÖ, is permitting teams to return to practice May 18 – but under special conditions. The Austrian Football League had announced...
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Winning is a Universal Language: CFL Legend Dave Ritchie’s European Adventure
CFL fans know Dave Ritchie well. He was an intimate part of the league’s football fabric for 25 years, a coaching icon who finished his...
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Czech League of American Football getting ready for August 15 launch
Earlier this month, the Czech Association of American Football, CAAF, decided they would like to hold a season after all with the men’s senior league...
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QB Danny Farley joins Sweden’s Carlstad Crusaders; eager to hit the field
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CFL discussing option for six-game 2020 season, eight-team playoff format
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AFI Live: Special Europe Coaches Edition – Sunday, July 5, 4p CET (10a ET)
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LIVESTREAM: Poland v. Lithuania – Warsaw Eagles @ Vilnius Iron Wolves, Sat. July 4, 1p CET (8a ET)
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Washington Redskins name ‘Likely’ to change amid mounting pressure
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