Italy

LIVESTREAM: Italy – Parma Panthers @Ancona Dolphins, Saturday March 9, 8p CEST (2p EST)
By AFI on 03/09/2019
Perennial contenders to win the Italian crown, the Parma Panthers, head to Ancona on Italy’s Adriatic coast to face the Ancona Dolphins in the opening...
LIVESTREAM: Italy – Bergamo Lions @Milano Seamen, Sat. March 9, 6p CEST (12p EST)
By AFI on 03/09/2019
The defending and back-to-back Italian champions, the Milano Seamen will open the 2019 season in Italy’s Division I at home against the Bergamo Lions. These...
The adventure continues for Michael Wood
By The Import Group on 03/01/2019
American Football is now an international sport, being played in more than 90 countries all over the world! This great sport is taking people all...
Silas Nacita launches new video project with Italy’s Firenze Guelfi
By AFI on 02/27/2019
The Rise of Guelfi is a documentary series following Silas Nacita, formerly of the Marburg Mercenaries and Frankfurt Universe in the German Football League, as...
The underdog role still plays for former Vienna Vikings/Milano Seamen WR Reece Horn
By Alliance of American Football on 02/25/2019
By Dylan Rubino / The Alliance MEMPHIS — Growing up in Indianapolis, Memphis Express wide receiver Reece Horn idolized the likes of Peyton Manning, Marvin...
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Italy’s Gridiron Football Federation to partner with Canadian Football League
By CFL on 02/21/2019
Italy’s 70 member clubs join a growing international movement to grow the game Italy has joined the parade of gridiron football playing nations pledging to...
Moving from Japan to Italy – LB Derrick Bryant signs with Parma Panthers
By AFI on 02/18/2019
One of the top teams in Italy, the Parma Panthers, have signed linebacker Derrick Bryant (University Of Indianapolis Greyhounds, 2013—2016) who played for the Lixil...
CEFL Cup: 8 teams from 6 countries set to battle
By AFI on 02/14/2019
The Central European Football League, CEFL, continues to expand its unique CEFL Cup tournament and this year eight teams from six different countries will compete....
Italy: Ancona Dolphins sign QB Nelson Hughes
By AFI on 01/26/2019
The Ancona Dolphins who finished fifth in Italy’s Division I in 2018, have signed Nelson Hughes III (North Greenville University, NCAA Div. II) as their...
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IFAF: European Club Team Competition, ECTC, set to launch in 2019
By AFI on 01/23/2019
IFAF, the International Federation of American Football, is re-launching a European club championship series, dubbed the 2019 European Club Team Competition, ECTC. A total of...
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Italy: Parma Panthers sign Central Washington QB Reilly Hennessey
By AFI on 01/09/2019
The Parma Panthers, who play in Italy’s top league, Division I, have signed Central Washington Wildcats (NCAA Div, I) quarterback Reilly Hennessey for the 2019 season. The...
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IFAF U19 European Championship qualifiers set
By AFI on 01/07/2019
The International Federation of American Football has announced the qualifier matchups for the IFAF 2019 Men’s U19 European Championships to be held in Bologna, Italy from July...
Italy: Milano Seamen sign Mizzo DB Anthony Sherrils
By AFI on 12/25/2018
The defending Italian champions, the Milano Seamen, Europe #9, have further strengthened their secondary with the signing of defensive back Anthony Sherrils from the University...
NFL Films Presents: How a spark of passion changed women’s football in Italy
By AFI on 12/22/2018
NFL Films Presents tells the story of how Nausicaa Dell’Orto created a secret women’s football team in Milan, Italy. The film is about far more...
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Italy kicks off 2019 season March 9
By AFI on 12/21/2018
Nine teams will compete in next year’s Italy’s First Division League which kicks off the weekend of March 9, 2019. The Milano Seamen will attempt to...
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AFI’s Final Europe Top 20: 2018 Coaches Poll – November 2018
By AFI on 11/26/2018
It’s time for our final AFI Europe Top 20.Coaches Poll. There have been a few changes from our last Top 20 Poll, with shifts both in the top 10 as well...
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Italy wins bid to host the 2019 IFAF U19 European Championships
By AFI on 11/17/2018
Italy has won the bid to organize the International Federation of American Football U19 European Championship in Bologna from July 24 to August 3, 2019....
The 2018 European champions and how they won
By AFI on 10/30/2018
All but one 2018 European championship has been decided with the German, Danish and Ukrainian champions the last three titles. The final championship game for the Croatian...
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QB Luke Zahradka returns to Italy’s Milano Seamen for 3rd season
By AFI on 10/23/2018
The Milano Seamen have re-signed two-time championship winning quarterback Luke Zahradka for the 2019 Italian season. Zahradka led Milano to the Italian title in 2018 and 2017 . He spent the 2016 season with the Prague Black Panthers in...
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Italian kicker Giorgio Tavecchio signs with Atlanta Falcons
By AFI on 10/18/2018
The Atlanta Falcons announced Tuesday that they have signed Italian-born kicker Giorgio Tavecchio. The move comes two days after Pro Bowl kicker Matt Bryant injured...
Italy: Milano Seamen re-sign top WR Xavier Mitchell
By AFI on 10/12/2018
The Milano Seamen seem fully intent on aiming for a three-peat as Italian champions and continuing to challenge other teams in Europe in 2019 with the re-signing...
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Former Baylor star Silas Nacita signs with Firenze Guelfi in Italy
By AFI on 10/09/2018
Silas Nacita, former standout at Baylor University and one of the leading offensive forces in the German Football League for the past three years, is changing countries...
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Italy: Lazio Ducks sign Team Italy boss Davide Giuliano as HC
By AFI on 09/21/2018
The Lazio Ducks (Rome) who play in Italy’s top league, Div. I, have signed Team Italy coach Davide Giuliano as their new head coach. The...
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AFI’s Europe Top 20: 2018 Coaches Poll – September 17
By AFI on 09/17/2018
It has been over a month since our last AFI Europe Top 20.Coaches Poll and plenty has happened since then. Although the top five spots remain unchanged...
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Stan Bedwell signs as QB and offensive coordinator with Romania’s Bucharest Rebels
By AFI on 08/30/2018
The Bucharest Rebels from Romania have signed 34 year old European veteran coach and player Stan Bedwell as their new offensive coordinator and quarterback for the 2019 season. The...