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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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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...
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Italy’s decision postponed until at least April 13
Although there are signs of a slowing of the spread of the coronavirus in Italy, in keeping with the most recent decree by the Italian...
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NFL planning to begin 2020 NFL season as scheduled
In a conference call Tuesday that could either inspire hope or trigger alarm, the NFL stated that it is still planning to have a full...
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Australia has shut down
Last week, Gridiron Australia joined all other American football federations and governing bodies throughout the world and suspended all football-related activities indefinitely. Dear Gridiron Community,...
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CFL postpones start of training camp
The Canadian Football League (CFL) has decided to push the start of training camps ahead to an unnamed date, depending on the decisions made by...
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USA Football cancelled all events for 3 months to help stop the spread of COVID-19
USA Football, the governing body for all amateur football in the United States has shut down all activities through to the end of May in...
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“The opponent now is the Coronavirus”: American coach Michael Wood is adjusting to life under Italian quarantine
Head Coach Michael Wood of the reigning Italian champions, the Milano Seamen has seen a lot of things over his nearly twenty-five years coaching in...
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Pandemic planning keeps Canadian Football League commissioner busy; league start now hot topic
It should not surprise anyone that the Canadian Football League’s movers and shakers, unable to move out of self-isolation, are beginning to shake at the...
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Appreciation for front-line COVID workers grows in football community
By CHRIS O’LEARY, SENIOR WRITER, @OLEARYCHRIS Through this winter, Juwan Brescacin was living his best off-season life. The Mississauga native had returned home in free agency, signing with...
