-
China: Shanghai Beacon Wolves finish miracle playoff run with a decisive win in championship
The championship game of the 2022-2023 Chinese National Football League season featured the undefeated Hangzhou Smilodons and the fifth seeded but streaking Shanghai Beacon Wolves in...
-
China: Shanghai Beacon Wolves, Hangzhou Smilodons roll to semifinal wins
The Chinese Government slowly lifted travel restrictions throughout December, enabling both semifinals of the 2022-2023 Chinese National Football League season to be played. The Hangzhou...
-
China Round of 16: Shanghai Beacon Wolves, Beijing Cyclones 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 being a fifth...
-
China Round of 16: Qingdao Conquerors escape upset, advance to Final 8
The Chinese National Football League Round of 16 produced a nail biter and near upset as well as a forfeit as the 33 team league...
-
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...
-
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...
-
China: Gun Cavalry surge in front in CNFL South
The Chinese National Football League South conference was busy on the last week of September as all six teams were in action. When the dust...
-
Chinese National Football League heads into Golden Week break
In China, the term “Golden Week” is the name given to two separate holidays, one of them coinciding with National Day on October 1. With...
-
China: The 33 team CNFL has hit midseason with a few surprises
As the 2022 CNFL season rolls on, the divisional races have begun to take shape, and the contenders have started to emerge from the pack....
-
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...
-
North Division rivalry feature game as Chinese National Football League rolls on
The North Division of the 33 team Chinese National Football League kicked off its second round of action this past weekend with three games. The...
-
China: Full slate of games in North & East as Chinese National Football League hits midseason
The last weekend of August looks jam-packed as the remaining teams in the North Division will reach the halfway point of their regular season. They...
-
China: Three key matchups in North Division take CNFL season into midpoint
The North Division of the Chinese National Football League kicked off its second round of games this past weekend with three key games. The Beijing...
-
China: CNFL emerges as king of the hill, expands to 33 teams for the 2022 season
Whereas there once were three American Football leagues operating in China, there now stands only one. After a tumultuous past two years, the China National...
-
Chinese folk hero and Arizona State RB Jackson He enters the Transfer Portal
Jackson He made history in December of 2020 becoming the first-ever Chinese born player to score a touchdown at the FBS level. Now, the Arizona...
-
NFL announces international home marketing area teams and markets
Under the leadership of the International Committee, the NFL announced today that 18 teams have been granted access to 26 International Home Marketing Areas (IHMA)...
-
College football’s 2021 season: International stars to keep an eye on
From NFL games in London, England to viral big hits and one-handed catches breaking the internet, American football has slowly and steadily made a dent...
-
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....
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
And then there were two – Chinese semifinals produce one winner and a COVID-19 finalist
The finish line for the Chinese National Football League 2020-2021 season is fast approaching, although the semifinals produced only one winner. The outcome of the...
-
Arizona State RB Jackson He blazing a trail for football in China
Four carries, seven yards and one touchdown. It’s hardly the type of stat line that is typically associated with college football stardom. In a sport...
-
Chinese National Football League semifinal pits 4-1 Conquerors against unbeaten Smilidons
After a first-round that saw the higher seeds take both games, the Chinese National Football League 2020-2021 playoffs continue with an exciting semifinal matchup* taking...
-
Home teams sweep wild card playoffs in China
The first round of the 2020-2021 CNFL Playoffs went off with a bang, as one team finally exorcised a demon, and another made team history....
