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The List Of All The 2016 European Champions And How They Won
The final European championships for 2016 were decided on the weekend with the German Bowl, Mermaid Bowl (Denmark) and Ukrainian championships all finishing up ....
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Final AFI Europe Top 20 Of 2016
With the European seasons now ended for 2016 we are proud to present our final Top 20 ranking of the year. It has been a...
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Finland Downs Sweden to Take Lead in Annual Challenge
Team Finland used a strong first and fourth quarters and took advantage of a penalty-prone Swedish national team to defeat Sweden 31-17 Saturday in Helsinki,...
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LIVE STREAM: Finland Hosts Team Sweden in Annual Grudge Match
Every year Team Sweden and Team Finland play an international friendly game rotating the game between Sweden and Finland in what may be the oldest...
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Wiking’s IFAF suspensions may have wide ranging consequences
Just prior to their September 17 Paris Congress, the Tommy Wiking led IFAF announced that six nations had been suspended for violating IFAF anti-doping rules. The...
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Wiking’s IFAF Faction Suspends Six Nations Including the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Japan
Yesterday, the IFAF split grew a little wider when the Tommy Wiking-led Paris IFAF Congress suspended six of the world’s leading American football federations for...
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Finnish Trio Hope To Help Germany’s Dresden Monarchs Win Title
As the Dresden Monarchs prepare for the German Football League playoffs for the ninth year in a row against the Saarland Hurricanes this weekend, they will...
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Europe’s Top 20 Sees A Few Changes With New Number Two
It has been a few weeks since our last Top 20 and a few things have changed at the top. Since our most recent ranking,...
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Helsinki Roosters complete ‘Strive for 5’, win 5th straight Maple Bowl In Finland
Strive for 5 is no longer a goal, but a factual statement. The Helsinki Roosters defeated the Seinäjoki Crocodiles 10-0 at Sonera Stadium in Helsinki, Finland...
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Preview: Finland’s 2016 Championship Game – Maple Bowl XXXVII
Finally, Vaahteramalja – Maple Bowl XXXVII – has arrived! My Preseason rankings proved to be way off, as well as my Midsummer re-do. I was correct...
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Helsinki Roosters Take On Turku Trojans In Finland’s Semifinals
The Helsinki Roosters and Turku Trojans are no strangers to playing each other in the playoffs – the 2014 Maple Bowl, the 2015 Semi-finals, and...
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Seinäjoki Crocodiles Face Surprising Wasa Royals In Finland’s Semifinals
After a long 4 months of games, the playoffs are finally here in Finland! It has been a season with two main narratives: 1) Will...
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Hämeenlinna Huskies win Finland’s Division I Title In A Thriller
Amazing, Awesome, Overwhelming. There is no other way to describe the game played in Helsinki on Saturday afternoon. In a battle of two great teams...
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Finland’s Division 1 Championship Game Promises Fireworks!
There can only be ONE champion! This weekend is the Spagettimalja or Spaghetti Bowl, which is the championship game for Division I in Finland. This...
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Seinäjoki Crocodiles Topple Helsinki Roosters In Finland
The Seinäjoki Crocodiles have pulled off a minor upset in Finland by beating the previously undefeated Helsinki Roosters 27-23 Friday night. With the win the Crocodiles avenge an...
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Division 1 Playoffs Kick Off in Finland This Weekend
The Maple League is not the only football being played in Finland. This weekend, the semi-finals for the 1st Division of the SAJL (Finnish American...
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Europe’s Top 20 – Battle for the Continent’s Top Spot
Although there have been no major upsets since our last ranking, there has been some movement. With so many leagues winding down or now finished,...
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Finland’s Helsinki Roosters Still Undefeated Atop Maple League
The Helsinki Roosters won their seventh straight game Friday night as they downed the Turku Trojans 33-13. The Roosters rolled up 429 yards in offense....
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AFI’s Europe Top 20 Week of June 23
Well, there were definitely some upsets this past weekend with three Top 10 teams being knocked off. The former number one ranked Braunschweig New Yorker...
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Finland’s Maple League Midsummer Rankings
Midsummer and mid-season has arrived in Finland! After half a season of games, here are the Finland’s Vaahteraliiga or Maple League Standings. As a impartial spectator,...
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AFI’s First European Top 20 Of 2016
We have waited to issue our first Top 20 of 2016 until all the leagues in Europe were in full swing. And yet, not much has...
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Finnish Season Underway As Helsinki Roosters Set To Battle Turku Trojans
The season’s first big matchup in Finland takes place this weekend as the defending champion Helsinki Roosters take on arch rivals the Turku Anders Trojans. This...
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Swarco Raiders Hold Off Helsinki Roosters in Battle4Tirol Matchup
Austria’s Swarco Raiders remain undefeated after their second 2016 Battle4Tirol match. Tyrol remains firmly in the hands of the Swarco Raiders. In this season’s second...
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LIVESTREAM: Swarco Raiders Will Host Finnish champion Helsinki Roosters In Battle4Tirol
This weekend, the defending Austrian champions, the Swarco Raiders continue their fascinating Battle4Tirol tournament as they host the Helsinki Roosters from Finland. This is the second game...
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Helsinki Roosters partnering up with Volt Athletics
The Helsinki Roosters are the first European team in any sport to utilize Volt Athletics revolutionary strength training platform. The Helsinki Roosters are proud to...
