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AFI Live: Special Europe Coaches Edition – Sunday, July 5, 4p CET (10a ET)
This week’s special edition of AFI Live on Europe will cover the situation of games in Europe – to play or not to play. Four head...
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Finland’s Helsinki Roosters getting ready for 2020 season – without imports
With so much of the world still debating on whether to play football or not, Finland’s top team, the Helsinki Roosters are hard at, practicing...
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AFI & Inside Sport Japan present a World Top 225 ranking
American Football International and Inside Sport Japan have teamed up to produce a ranking of the Top 225 American football teams outside of the United...
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Sweden’s Carlstad Crusaders to host Helsinki Roosters from Finland in Scandic Bowl II
The Carlstad Crusaders, eight-time Swedish champions, will stage the second annual Scandic Bowl on May 9, 2020 when they play host to the defending Finnish...
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9 international players to compete in NFL’s International Player Pathway Program
Nine athletes from eight countries will compete for a spot in the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program for 2020. Started in 2017, the program’s goal...
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Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns to host the Finnish champion Helsinki Roosters
The Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns, winners of two of the last three German Football League titles, and finalists this past season, will kick off the 2020 season with...
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Finland: Helsinki Roosters sign San Diego State RB Tyler Wormhoudt
The defending Finnish champions, the Helsinki Roosters, have beefed up an already potent running attack with the signing of ex San Diego State running back...
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AFI’s Europe Top 20: 2019 Coaches Poll – Final
The final AFI Europe Top 20 Coaches Poll has a couple of major changes as almost everyone would expect, and for the first time ever...
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Helsinki Roosters overwhelm Kuopio Steelers to capture 8th straight Finnish crown
The Helsinki Roosters silenced all the doubters Saturday at Ratina Stadium in Tampere, Finland in manhandling the Kuopio Steelers 50-6 in Maple Bowl XL to...
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Finland: Maple Bowl XL – Championship Rematch – Helsinki Roosters v. Kuopio Steelers
The 11-2 Helsinki Roosters and 10-3 Kuopio Steelers square off for the second year in a row in Maple Bowl XL, the Finnish championship game,...
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Finland: Helsinki Roosters, Kuopio Steelers set for Maple Bowl rematch
The Helsinki Roosters and Kuopio Steelers came out victorious in Finland’s Maple League semifinals this past weekend and return to the Maple Bowl for the...
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Semifinals in Finland’s Maple League set for kick off
Finland’s Maple League heads into the semifinal stage starting Friday, September 6 with the top four teams squaring off. The Helsinki Roosters, who finished the...
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Finland’s final stats leaders tell interesting story as playoffs loom
Finland’s seven-team Maple League wound up its regular season schedule this past weekend with the Helsinki Roosters topping the standings ahead of the second place Kuopio Steelers. The offensive...
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LIVESTREAM: Finland – Helsinki Roosters @Wasa Royals, Thurs., Aug. 22, 6:30p (5:30p CEDT, 11:30a EDT)
The 9-1 Helsinki Roosters, Europe #14, head to Vaasa, Finland to take on the 3-7 Wasa Royals as Finland’s Maple League heads into the final...
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LIVESTREAM: Finland – Helsinki Wolverines @Helsinki Roosters, Thurs., Aug. 15, 6:30p (5:30p CEDT, 11:30a EDT)
The 8-1 Helsinki Roosters, Europe #14, will play host to cross town rivals, the Helsinki Wolverines, Thursday, August 15 as Finland’s Maple League heads into...
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AFI’s Europe Top 20: 2019 Coaches Poll – July 2019
We are introducing our second AFI Europe Top 20 Coaches Poll and this one is filled with changes from our initial poll. Our coaches panel has expanded to...
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LIVESTREAM: Finland – Tampere Saints @Helsinki Roosters, Thurs. July 18, 6:30p (5:30p CEDT, 11:30a EDT)
The 5-1 Helsinki Roosters will play host to the last place (1-5) Tampere Saints as Thursday Night Football continues in Finland’s Maple League, Thursday, July...
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LIVESTREAM: Finland – Helsinki Roosters @Helsinki Wolverines, Thurs. July 4, 6p (5p CEDT, 11a EDT)
The undefeated (4-0) Helsinki Wolverines will play host to crosstown rivals and defending champions, the Helsinki Roosters (3-1) July 4 as Finland’s Maple League heads...
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AFI’s Europe Top 20: 2019 Coaches Poll – May 2019
It’s time for our first, long-awaited AFI Europe Top 20 Coaches Poll. We’ve had a few hiccups but with the seasons of all the major European nations...
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Kuopio Steelers hand Helsinki Roosters first loss in Finland in two years
The Kuopio Steelers made a huge statement Thursday night in Finland’s Maple League, and sent shock waves through the Finnish football world by beating the...
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Dacia Vienna Vikings advance to ECTC/CEFL championship game by default
In its first year in existence, the European Club Team Competition, ECTC, will be without a championship game as first the Helsinki Roosters from Finland...
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Helsinki Roosters pull out of NEFL/ECTC; no Nordic team in playoffs?
The Helsinki Roosters defeated the Copenhagen Towers 22-18 this past weekend to win the NEFL(Northern European Football League)/ECTC (European Club Team Competition) Northern division and...
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Finland’s Helsinki Roosters stage last second rally to down Copenhagen Towers from Denmark
The Helsinki Roosters performed the two minute drill to perfection late in their game against Denmark’s Copenhagen Towers, scoring with 23 seconds left on the...
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LIVESTREAM: ECTC – Helsinki Roosters (Finland) @Copenhagen Towers, Sat., May 11, 3p CEDT (9a EDT)
The Copenhagen Towers will host Finland’s Helsinki Roosters in Copenhagen, Denmark in a game which will determine the winner of the Northern European Football League...
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Unraveling the European international tournaments
The European Club Team Competition and Central European Football League tournaments, which involve 13 teams from 11 different countries, have almost reached the halfway point...
