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Helsinki Roosters add offensive firepower with signing of Team Italy RB Mike Gentili
The Helsinki Roosters have bolstered their backfield with the signing of Italian American running back Mike Gentili for the remainder of the shortened 2020 Maple League season. With the...
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LIVESTREAM Finland: Helsinki Roosters @ Seinäjoki Crocodiles, Aug. 6, 18:30 EEST (17:30 CET, 11:30 ET)
Week 2 of Finland’s Maple League kicks off this Thursday August 6 with the defending champion Helsinki Roosters driving up north to visit the Seinäjoki Crocodiles...
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LIVESTREAM: Finland – Kuopio Steelers @ Helsinki Roosters – July 31, 18:30 EEST (17:30 CEST, 11:30 EDT)
The Helsinki Roosters will welcome the Kuopio Steelers to the Velodrome in Helsinki, Finland Friday, July 31 in a rematch of the last two Maple...
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Finland’s Maple League set to kick off historic ‘post COVID-19 lockdown’ season
Finland’s Maple League (Vaahteraliiga) gets set to kick off its 41st season and although it is a shortened, ‘post COVID-19 lockdown’ season, it will be...
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AFI Live: Special Finland Edition – Sunday, July 26, 4p CET (10a ET)
This week’s special edition of AFI Live on Europe will cover the opening of the new season in Finland with coaches from each of the teams on hand. Six...
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Helsinki Roosters getting set to kick off ‘historic’ shortened season
The defending Finnish champion Helsinki Roosters are getting ready to play their first football game in almost a year and only two months later than...
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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...
