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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers RB Trashaun Nixon getting ready for playoffs
By Aidan Wohl All eyes will be on Fujitsu Frontier running back Trashaun Nixon this Saturday when he and his team face the Asahi Beer...
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Japan: XLeague playoffs set to kick off
By Aidan Wohl The regular season of the XLeague has concluded, commencing the race for the American Football Japan Championship Prudential Life Cup 76th annual...
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Japan: Keven Lightner thriving as a coach with Fujitsu Frontiers
By Aidan Wohl As part of one of Japan’s most storied X-League franchises in recent history, seventh-year Fujitsu Frontiers assistant coach Keven Lightner has the...
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Japan’s XLeague rolls into 4th round
By Aidan Wohl Round four of Japan’s XLeague is here. The undefeated Fujitsu Frontiers lead the Group A division while the Panasonic Impulse and IBM...
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London NFL International Combine: Offensive standouts
This past Tuesday, 40 young athletes from over 14 different countries took a shot at their NFL dreams at the NFL International Combine. Under the...
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ELF: Leipzig Kings QB Michael Birdsong announces retirement
One of the top quarterbacks in the European League of Football, Michael Birdsong of the Leipzig Kings, has announced his retirement. The 28 year old...
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Rice Bowl winner Tsubasa Takagi proves Japanese QBs not a thing of the X League past
It was last January, in the aftermath of the Fujitsu Frontiers first Japan X Bowl loss in five years, that a decision was made to...
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Fujitsu Frontiers down Panasonic Impulse to capture 75th Rice Bowl
The Fujitsu Frontiers captured their sixth Japanese title since 2013 in downing the previously unbeaten Panasonic Impulse 24-18 in the 75th Rice Bowl this past...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers edge Obic Seagulls to advance to Rice Bowl
The Fujitsu Frontiers got a measure of revenge for last year’s championship game loss to the Obic Seagulls Sunday at Yokohama Stadium after beating the...
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Japan: XLeague playoffs set to start
The Japanese XLeague heads into the semifinals this Sunday with the Panasonic Impulse as slight favorites to win their first title since 2015. The Impulse...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers down Obic in final regular season game to secure 2nd place heading into playoffs
The Fujitsu Frontiers finished Japan’s XLeague regular season with a much-needed come-from-behind win after beating the Obic Seagulls 14-13 on their home field, Fujitsu Stadium...
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Playoff picture taking shape in Japan’s XLeague
With five of seven games wrapped up in Japan’s XLeague, the post-season push is in full force. Familiar names sit at the top of the...
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AFI Recaps the weekend of international football
With many leagues winding down or finished, there was still plenty of football being played around the world. The German Football League quarterfinals took place...
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Japan: Catching up with the XLeague through its first two weeks
After two exciting weeks of play in Japan, three familiar teams sit atop the standings. The Fujitsu Frontiers, Obic Seagulls, and Panasonic impulse all remain...
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End of an era in Japan – no more college teams in the Rice Bowl
It has been an event unique in football throughout the world. Japan’s annual Rice Bowl. There is no other game like it. Played on January...
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AFI’s All Pandemic Team – The Full Squad
In case anyone missed it, throughout December we presented our picks at each position for the AFI All-Pandemic Team. Since late July, leagues in Finland,...
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Obic Seagulls stage last-play goal line stand to upset the Fujitsu Frontiers, capture first X Bowl since 2013
After a seven-year title drought, the Obic Seagulls finally recaptured Japan’s Xleague championship title by beating the previously undefeated Fujitsu Frontiers 13-7 in a fierce...
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AFI’s All-Pandemic Team: Center – Kohei Yamashita, Fujitsu Frontiers
Evaluating the play of offensive linemen is not the easiest of tasks but in the case of Fujitsu Frontiers center Kohei Yamashita for the AFI...
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AFI’s All-Pandemic Team: Right Guard – Shun Mochizuki, Fujitsu Frontiers
The AFI All-Pandemic Team selection panel has watched every game of football in all the leagues playing this year including in the Japanese Xleague, and...
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Fujitsu Frontiers lock up 8th straight X Bowl berth with win over the Elecom Kobie Finies
Nothing in football comes easy. You’ll just have to forgive the Fujitsu Frontiers for making it look that way. The reigning Japanese champions ensured a...
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LIVESTREAM Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers v. Elecom Kobe Finies, Nov. 22 14:00 (06:00 CET, 12 midnight ET)
Japan’s XLeague regular season winds up this weekend with one game down and two to go. The Fujitsu Frontiers take on the Elecom Kobe Finies...
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Fujitsu Frontiers QB Michael Birdsong finds his football fit in Japan
Michael Birdsong took his time chasing the pro football dream, but could never really find his fit. In college he bounced around, starting at James...
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All roads lead to X Bowl as final round in Japan’s XLeague winds up
Japan’s X League heads into its third and final regular season round this weekend with berths in the X Bowl up for grabs. The Obic...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers beat IBM Big Blue for 2nd straight win
The defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers used a strong second half to pull away from IBM Big Blue and cruise to a 41-21 win in the...
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LIVESTREAM Japan: IBM Big Blue v. Fujitsu Frontiers, Nov. 7, 06:00 CET (12:00 midnight ET, 14:00 in Japan)
The Japanese X-League, the top American football league in Asia, heads into its second round of play this weekend as the defending champion (1-0) Fujitsu Frontiers face IBM Big Blue...
