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GFL Semifinals: Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns vs Potsdam Royals – Last word from the coaches
The upper echelon of GFL competition is usually filled with familiar matchups, but semifinal Saturday in Germany this year will be a time for first....
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Saarland Hurricanes top Cologne Crocodiles in penalty-filled affair, advance to GFL semis for first time in history
Playoffs are a time for star players and big plays to grab the spotlight, but while Sunday’s GFL quarterfinal matchup between the Saarland Hurricanes and...
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GFL Playoff Preview: Storylines and players to watch
You can sense it in the air, that special type of buzz that only comes but once a year. It’s playoff time in the German...
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ELF semi-finals fit familiar narrative as they set up dream championship matchup
There is something a little different about the playoffs. A certain bite in the air and palpable electricity. The plays get bigger and the hits...
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Kuopio Steelers shut out Helsinki Roosters to claim second straight Maple Bowl title
It was supposed to be a meeting of Finland’s top two offenses on Saturday, but when the 42nd annual Maple Bowl kicked off Sunday, there...
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Global players starting to make a mark on CFL teams
The old saying goes that the Canadian Football League season doesn’t start until Labour Day and while that date came up much quicker in the...
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Finnish Maple Bowl: Helsinki Roosters vs Kuopio Steelers – the QBs speak out
When the Maple Bowl kicks off on Sunday, it will be a meeting of the two best offenses in Finland. The Kuopio Steelers and Helsinki...
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Wroclaw Panthers secure final playoff spot as ELF wraps up inaugural regular season
Twelve weeks and 40 games later and the inaugural regular season of the European League of Football is finally complete. What started as a brave...
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Overtime deja vu earns Søllerød Gold Diggers top seed in Denmark
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Playing from behind entering the fourth quarter, the Søllerød Gold Diggers clawed their way into a tie with the...
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Towers’ potent receiving corps a focal point ahead of Danish first place battle
It’s unlikely that any Danish defensive game plan would fail to account for Mike Williams, but his incredible performance against the AaB 89ers last week...
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Finnish Semifinals: QB head-to-head – Kuopio Steelers vs Seinäjoki Crocodiles
When the Kuopio Steelers and the Seinäjoki Crocodiles meet in the Maple League semi-final on Friday, all eyes will be on the running backs. Seinäjoki’s...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed top Global draft pick Chris Ezeala
The CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders have beefed up their Global content coming out of a Week 4 bye, signing German fullback Chris Ezeala to the team’s...
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ELF: Week 11 sets the stage for potential game of the year to wrap up the regular season
And then there were two. After Week 11 in the European League of Football, three playoff spots are accounted for. Just two teams remain in...
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Dynamic receiving duel the highlight as Copenhagen Towers shoot past AaB 89ers
They may be no Annie Oakley and Frank Butler, but on Saturday Mike Williams and Magnus Urth performed a rendition of ‘Anything You Can Do...
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Copenhagen Towers RB Anton Witmeur is built different and he likes it that way
When people talk about football players that are ‘built different,’ they are usually referring to those who are bigger, longer and stronger than the competition....
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Potsdam Royals RB Jake Mayon is unwanted no longer
Jake Mayon remembers what it felt like to be unwanted Coming out of tiny Northern Michigan University with a school-record 4,220 rushing yards and 38...
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North Division playoff race heats up, while Week 10 spells end of one ELF Cinderella story
Two weeks left in the European League of Football season and the playoff picture has gotten slightly clearer, but not by much. Week 10 saw...
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Copenhagen Towers post dominant win over Triangle Razorbacks in return to Danish action
It’s been more than two months since the Copenhagen Towers last played a football game, but it didn’t appear that the Danish powerhouse had any...
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Barcelona Dragons unlikely turnaround a testament to new coordinators
There is an old saying in sports journalism: don’t root for teams or players, root for storylines. Right now in the European League of Football,...
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International Player Pathway Program Preseason Roundup: Who’ll make a roster?
The NFL preseason is a time for young players to prove their worth and with new rules allowing teams to elevate players from the International...
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Humdrum Week 9 thickens plot in ELF playoff race
Not every week of football can keep you on the edge of your seat and Week 9 in the European League of Football was a...
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Danish RT Steven Nielsen performs well in first CFL start
The Edmonton Elks have had a dreadful start to the season, but their 30-13 loss to the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday featured a triumph for...
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Kuopio Steelers derail resurgence of Porvoo Butchers with blowout win
The Porvoo Butchers have been having a magical 2021 season, but it would have taken the combined powers of Merlin, Harry Potter and Gandalf the...
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Former top QB recruit K.J. Carta-Samuels’ reinvented style of play powering success in Germany
For as much as football teams like to talk about its acquisition, talent can be a difficult thing to assess and even harder to quantify....
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Porvoo Butchers QB Jabari Harris balances football, family and aerospace engineering for dream life in Finland
For most American imports, playing football in Europe is an exciting but brief adventure. For the most part, they are young, single and childless, able...
