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What NFL Teams could still use an International Pathway Program Player?
Yesterday the NFL dropped a huge announcement giving all 32 teams the option to add depth to their practice squad with the addition of an...
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NFL to expand Practice Squads for all teams to include one international player starting in 2024
September 13, 2023: The National Football League has announced the expansion of the practice squad for all 32 clubs beginning in 2024 to include one...
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CFL: Japanese talent impresses at CFL Global Combine in Kawasaki
The Canadian Football League and Chief Football Operations officer Greg Dick continued their search for international talent as the CFL looks to continue to build its...
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Ivy League All-Stars To Play Japan’s National Football Association In ‘Dream Bowl’ On Jan 22nd
TOKYO and PRINCETON, N.J. – The Ivy League has partnered with Japan’s National Football Association (NFA) to compete in the Japan-U.S. Dream Bowl in Tokyo on...
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China Round of 16: Hangzhou Smilodons shut down Changchun Icebreakers, advance to quarterfinals
The Chinese National Football League playoffs have kicked off with the top 16 teams battling it out to qualify for the quarterfinal round. Despite a...
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China Round of 16: Gun Cavalry, Titans move on to quarters
The 33 team Chinese National Football League heads into the playoffs with 16 teams remaining in a battle to reach the championship final. The #1...
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LIVESTREAM: Korean College Football National Championship: Donguei Turtle Fighters vs Sungkyunkwan Royals, December 3rd, 6:00 CET (6 AM, 12 AM ET)
It’s championship time in South Korea, as fans are ready for the 2022 Tiger Bowl, the country’s division one College Football National Championship. This year,...
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China: Xi’an Panthers stage stirring comeback to beat Chongqing McFuries
In the West division, the Xi’an Panthers evened their record at 1-1 with a stirring 28-22 comeback victory over the Chongqing McFuries at home as...
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China: East and South head to midway point after a competitive 2nd round
After an exciting series of games on the August 27th-28th and the September 3rd-4th weekends, three of the CNFL’s North, East, and South divisions have...
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Lo van Pham honored to be first Asian American NFL official
By Rob Maaddi Lo van Pham’s journey to the NFL began when he fell in love with sports upon arriving in Texas after living in...
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CFL selects 5 Japanese players for the Global Combine in Toronto
The Canadian Football League (CFL) has selected five Japanese players for the Global Combine which runs from March 24-27. CFL scouts were impressed with the...
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The international presence grows stronger at the AFCA convention
Thousands of coaches flocked to beautiful San Antonio, Texas this past weekend as the American Football Coaches Association hosted its centennial convention. Coaches from all...
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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: 75th Rice Bowl pits fierce rivals as Panasonic Impulse face the Fujitsu Frontiers
The Japanese championship game, formerly the X Bowl but now the Rice Bowl, set for Monday, January 3 at the Tokyo Dome, pits the unbeaten...
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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: Panasonic Impulse down IBM Big Blue in playoff shootout to earn Rice Bowl berth
For the sixth time in eight years, the Panasonic Impulse have earned their place in Japan’s Rice Bowl championship game. After an undefeated regular season,...
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Germany to host 2023 IFAF World Championships
The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) has announced that Germany has been awarded hosting rights for the 2023 IFAF World Championship for men’s tackle....
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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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Yoshito Omi returns to Japan’s IBM Big Blue
After two years of playing outside of his home country, Japanese receiver Yoshito Omi will return to the XLeague. Omi has signed to be re-join...
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Summer round up for China as new season looms
After a busy offseason, the 2021 summer is fast coming to an end and it’s almost time for the official leagues in China to begin....
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Japan’s XLeague cancels all spring/preseason football
In response to the State of Emergency just declared in Japan, the XLeague – Japan’s top level American football organization – has canceled all games...
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Re-branded South China Bowl returns after one-year hiatus.
After pausing in 2020 due to Covid-19, the South China Bowl, an annual ad-hoc competition featuring teams from Southern China, will be back this year...
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Hangzhou Smilodons capture their first ever Chinese National Football League title
The Chinese National Football League capped off their 2020-2021 season with a championship game featuring two teams making their first-ever championship game appearance, the Hangzhou...
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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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China: CNFL Championship Game: Hangzhou Smilodons v. Chengdu Pandaman – The shield versus the spear.
The Chinese National Football League winds up its pandemic season this Saturday, January 9 with a matchup of contrasts as the Hangzhou Smilodons and Chengdu...