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AFI’s Europe Top 20: 2018 Coaches Poll – May 31
By AFI on 05/31/2018
The last two weeks of exciting football in Europe have produced a few more shifts as AFI presents the fifth edition of the 2018 Top...
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AFI’s Europe Top 20: 2018 Coaches Poll – May 18
By AFI on 05/18/2018
There have been some major shifts in the fourth edition of our Top 20 of 2018 with a new number four and more steep drops. AFI is proud...
LIVESTREAM: NEFL – Carlstad Crusaders (Sweden) @ Tamworth Phoenix (Great Britain) May 12, 6p (7p CET, 1p EST)
By AFI on 05/12/2018
Sweden’s Carlstad Crusaders, (Europe #7) head to Tamworth, England Saturday May 12 to play the British reigning champions, the Tamworth Phoenix in the second game of...
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AFI’s Europe Top 20: 2018 Coaches Poll – May 3 – New #3!
By AFI on 05/03/2018
There have been some major shifts in the third edition of our Top 20 of 2018 with a new number three and a couple of steep slides....
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Great Britain: Tamworth Phoenix thrash Manchester Titans in season opener
By Tamworth Phoenix on 04/26/2018
After a National Champion Title winning campaign in 2017, Tamworth Phoenix started the attack on the 2018 crown against the newly promoted Manchester Titans by...
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AFI’s Europe Top 20: 2018 Coaches Poll – April 20
By AFI on 04/20/2018
Our second Top 20 of 2018, includes the input of some of the best coaches in Europe. We’ve aggregated the choices of some of Europe’s top coaching talent, and present them...
Double Coverage offers predictions on Great Britain’s Premier League
By Double Coverage on 04/18/2018
Editor’s note: Following the opening game of the season in Great Britain’s 12 team Premier League which saw the London Warriors trample the Bristol Aztecs...
Double Coverage analyzes opening game of British Premier season: London Warriors v. Bristol Aztecs
By Double Coverage on 04/15/2018
In AFI’s continuing collaboration with Great Britain’s top American football website – Double Coverage – we present their analysis and prediction of the opening game of...
Great Britain’s Aden Durde new defensive coach with the Atlanta Falcons
By AFI on 04/11/2018
The Atlanta Falcons have signed Great Britain’s Aden Durde as their new defensive quality control coach. Durde, a 37 year old native of London, thus...
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AFI’s Europe Top 20: 2018 Coaches Preview Poll
By AFI on 04/07/2018
In the first Top 20 of 2018, we are excited to include the input of some of the best coaches in Europe. We’ve aggregated the choices of some...
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Beyond the Budget: Dominating American Football on a Shoestring
By Growth of a Game on 04/05/2018
While conducting research for Travis Brody’s upcoming book, which aims to cover the past, present and future of American Football in Europe, Travis and I...
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German American Football clubs will not change schedule to accommodate IFAF European Championships
By AFI on 03/28/2018
In an earlier story since removed, AFI reported that the German American Football clubs voted to prevent European import players from playing in the IFAF...
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Northern European Football League announces schedule
By AFI on 03/11/2018
The Northern European Football League – NEFL – has announced its schedule for 2018 and it features the national champions of four different nations. The NEFL will...
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International Federation of American Football European Championship schedule set
By AFI on 03/07/2018
The 2018 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) European Championship tournament has finally been set with six countries vying for the title. Running from July...
Serbia – Belgrade Blue Dragons sign British DB Nathan Willis
By AFI on 03/02/2018
The Belgrade Blue Dragons, Serbian quarterfinalists in 2017, have signed hard-hitting defensive back Nathan Willis from Great Britain. The 5’11”, 190 lb, 19 year old...
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Jacksonville Jaguars and LGT Vestra US team up to create ground-breaking UK university scholarship
By AFI on 02/02/2018
Continuing investment into UK sport, the Gridiron Grant University Scholarship demonstrates growing appetite for NFL in the UK. The Jacksonville Jaguars, the UK’s NFL home...
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Northern European Football League almost set to kick off with 4 national champs – still looking
By AFI on 12/29/2017
The reigning champions from Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden and Norway join NEFL in 2018. The Northern European Football League – NEFL – will feature the champions...
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AFI’s Final Europe Top 20 for 2017
By AFI on 10/24/2017
Our final Top 20 of 2017 includes the input of some of the best coaches in Europe. With all of the European seasons wrapped up...
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Team Sweden edges the Great Britain Lions in international friendly
By AFI on 10/16/2017
Team Sweden used a last second defensive stand to hold off the GB Lions for a 15-12 victory in an international friendly game played in...
LIVESTREAM: Great Britain @Team Sweden Sat. Oct. 14 4p CEST (10a EDT)
By AFI on 10/14/2017
The Great Britain Lions head to Sweden Saturday, October 14 to take on Team Sweden in an international friendly. Sweden is coming off a 37-0...
List of the 2017 European Champions and how they won
By AFI on 10/12/2017
The final European championships for 2017 were decided on the weekend with the German Bowl and Mermaid Bowl (Denmark) both finishing up. Let’s take a look back at the 25...
LIVE STREAM: Great Britain’s Ouse Valley Exiles @ Reykjavik Einherjar, Sat. Sept. 16 – 8p (10p CEST, 4p EDT)
By AFI on 09/16/2017
Iceland’s Reykjavik Einherjar American football team will be facing perhaps their stiffest test yet when they play the Ouse Valley Exiles from Great Britain Saturday, September 16 in Reykjavik , Iceland. The Exiles,...
Unbeaten German clubs lead Europe’s Top 20
By AFI on 09/06/2017
Our fifth Top 20 of 2017 includes the input of some of the best coaches in Europe. With most of the European seasons wrapped up...
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Tamworth Phoenx historic, knock off London Blitz to win first ever Britbowl title
By Roger Kelly on 08/31/2017
The unbeaten Tamworth Phoenix took an early lead and then battled the rest of the way, to defeat the favored London Blitz 34-28 in Britbowl XXXI...
LIVESTREAM: Britbowl XXXI – Tamworth Phoenix v. London Blitz Aug. 26 4p (5p CEST)
By AFI on 08/26/2017
Great Britain’s championship game – Britbowl XXXI – takes place this weekend with the upstart and undefeated (11-0) Tamworth Phoenix taking on the powerful five-time champion...