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NFL season a go; NFL will release full schedule with with plans for fans in stadiums
The NFL is going ahead with its fall season. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy spoke with ESPN and said the league will release the entire 17-week...
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Czech League now scheduled to start in mid August
The Czech Association of American Football, CAAF (Česká Asociace Amerického Fotbalu), has announced that the Czech League, which has been postponed due to the coronavirus,...
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Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif on the front lines against COVID-19
Canadian offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif was playing in the biggest game of his life less than three months ago, helping the Kansas City Chiefs’ capture...
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CFL, NFL discuss medical side of each league’s business amid coronavirus pandemic
CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie has had conversations with the NFL about how each league is working through the COVID-19 crisis. The Canadian pro season has...
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NFL Star Von Miller On His Coronavirus Diagnosis: ‘I Was Shocked’
By Brakkton Booker Von Miller, the defensive star for the Denver Broncos, announced he has tested positive for the coronavirus. That makes him the highest-profile...
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Austria postpones all football until the fall
The Austrian Football League has postponed all its divisions until the fall. The decision was based on the announcement by Austrian Minister of Sports, Werner...
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Germany postpones until mid July – at the earliest
The German Football League, the largest American football league in Europe, has pushed forward the date for a start to the GFL until at least the...
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Czech Republic postpones decision on football season until April 30 at earliest
The Czech Association of American Football, CAAF, (Česká Asociace Amerického Fotbalu) has put off making a decision on whether to play football in 2020 until the...
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Ukraine further postpones; still hopeful for play in 2020
The Ukrainian League of American Football, ULAF, announced Thursday, April 16 that it has further postponed the 2020 season but holds out hope the season...
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Players, fans learning a new way of life
By Chris O’Leary, Senior Writer, @OLEARYCHRIS Almost a month into a new way of living, we’re all figuring out what works for us and what doesn’t, within parameters...
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NFL considering shortened season, playing in empty stadiums
Apparently, the National Football League is discussing the possibility of playing a shortened season and holding games in empty or partially-filled stadiums as a result...
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German OL Sven Breidenbach keeping citizens at a safe distance
By Chris O’Leary, Senior Writer, @OLEARYCHRIS It’s a view that defensive linemen in Germany have come to know well. They’re trying to do something that...
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Italian Federation of American Football finally shuts down season
Not unexpectedly, the Italian Federation of American Football, FIDAF ( (Federazione Italiana Di American Football), has announced that the 2020 senior men’s seasons have now...
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Team Belgium HC Spencer Ferrari-Wood: I had coronavirus. Here’s what I learned.
By Spencer Ferrari-Wood Our world has changed. From Europe to the Americas to Asia and beyond, citizens of a growing number of countries around the...
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Sweden: Örebro Black Knights and head coach Timothy Speckman part ways – for now
It’s a scenario being played out all over Europe. Teams losing coaches and players with no one knowing for how long. Sweden’s Örebro Black Knights...
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Great Britain extends suspension to May 31 at the earliest
The British American Football Association has now extended the suspension of all activities related to American football to the end of May. According to a...
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AFI Live welcomes Danish and Finnish federation heads, Lars Carlsen and Roope Noronen, Thursday, April 9, 4p CET (10a ET)
Join us for another special episode of AFI Live this Thursday, April 9 at 4 pm Central European Time (10 am Eastern Daylight Time) Tune in...
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NFL Coaches, Execs, IT Employees ‘Concerned’ About Coronavirus Spreading during Draft
The NFL Draft will take place this month, though it will look nothing like it has ever looked before. With Americans isolated in quarantine during...
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Ireland has cancelled 2020 season
American Football Ireland, the governing body for American football in Ireland, has now changed its postponement of the league to a full cancellation of the...
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New Orleans Saints legend Tom Dempsey dies from COVID-19
Tom Dempsey, who overcame being born without toes on his right foot and fingers on his right hand to earn a place in NFL record...
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Coronavirus: NFL’s chief medical officer says widespread, fast turnaround testing needed before 2020 season can start on time
Although the NFL and U.S. President Donald Trump are counting on seeing the league kick off on schedule in 2020, the league’s top medical official...
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Listen to the AFI Podcast, Saturday, April 4 at 5 p CET (11 a ET) with COVID-19 survivor Spencer Ferrari-Wood, HC of Team Belgium
Listen to American Football International’s Kaleb Leach on the in a compelling interview with the head coach of the Belgian national team, Spencer Ferrari-Wood, who...
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Sweden postpones until August 15
The Swedish American Football Federation, SAFF, (Svenska Amerikansk Fotbollförbundet), has announced that all football, which has been on hold since early March due to the...
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R.I.P. Bryce Wilson – 1988 – 2020 – Victim of COVID-19
It is with great sadness that American Football International has learned of the passing of Bryce Mansa Wilson after a short battle with the coronavirus, COVID-19....
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German Football League aiming to make a decision around April 15
The American Football Federation of Germany, AFVD (American Football Verband Deutschland), the largest American football federation in Europe, has pushed forward the date for making a...
